Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Synonym: Poliolimnas Sharpe 1893
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Amaurornis cinerea Amaurornis isabellina Amaurornis magnirostris Amaurornis marginalis Amaurornis moluccana Amaurornis olivacea Amaurornis phoenicurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Micronesia (1), Northern Mariana Islands (6), Papua New Guinea (2)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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