Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Synonym: Fulica prior De Vis 1888
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Fulica according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018
See also Brodkorb 1967, Carrera et al. 2018, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1977, Weesie 1988 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Fulica alai, Fulica americana, Fulica ardesiaca, Fulica armillata, Fulica chathamensis, Fulica cornuta, Fulica cristata, Fulica gigantea, Fulica infelix, Fulica leucoptera, Fulica newtonii, Fulica picapicensis, Fulica podagrica, Fulica prisca, Fulica rufifrons, Fulica stekelesi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (3 collections), Italy (2), Jordan (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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