Capella anthonyi Wetmore 1920 (snipe)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Alternative combination: Gallinago anthonyi

Belongs to Capella according to A. Wetmore 1956

See also Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1920 and Wetmore 1922

Sister taxa: Gallinago azovica, Gallinago delicata, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago hardwickii, Gallinago kakuki, Gallinago media, Gallinago megala, Gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago stenura

Type specimen: AMNH 4922, a limb element (right humerus)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Puerto Rico (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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