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Pelecani
Taxonomy
Pelecani was named as a suborder.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelecani by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Pelicaniformes by Wetmore (1956); to Pelecaniformes by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960), Brunet (1970), Cheneval (1984), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Cheneval (1993); and to Steganopodes by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelecani by Bourdon et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Pelicaniformes by Wetmore (1956); to Pelecaniformes by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1960), Brunet (1970), Cheneval (1984), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Cheneval (1993); and to Steganopodes by Bourdon et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. †Pelecani
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available