†Nesotrochis Wetmore 1918 (cave-rail)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Nesotrochidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1918. Bones of birds collected by Theodoor de Booy from kitchen midden deposits in the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 54:513-522
Parent taxon: Nesotrochidae according to M. Stervander et al. 2025
See also Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1977 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Nesotrochis debooyi Nesotrochis picapicensis Nesotrochis steganinos
Type: Nesotrochis debooyi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), Puerto Rico (5), Virgin Islands (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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