Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Synonym: Epirallus Miller 1942
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1992, Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Emslie 1992, Gaillard 1908, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Morgan 1994, Olson 1974, Olson 1977, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, 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, Nesotrochis, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Rallus aquaticus Rallus cyanocavi Rallus elegans Rallus ibycus Rallus limicola Rallus longirostris Rallus natator Rallus phillipsi Rallus prenticei Rallus recessus Rallus richmondi Rallus sumiderensis Rallus virginianus
Type: Rallus aquaticus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Bermuda (3), Cayman Islands (1), France (1), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Italy (3), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Spain (2), United States (27: California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene of Hungary (1)
Total: 47 collections including 61 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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