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Geospiza (Darwin's finch)

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Thraupidae

Taxonomy
Geospiza was named by Gould (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Thraupidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-06-09

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Cactornis Gould
1837Geospiza Gould
2017Geospiza Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyThraupidaeCabanis 1847
genusGeospizaGould 1837

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.

G. Geospiza Gould 1837 [Darwin's finch]
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Geospiza difficilis Sharpe 1888 [sharp-beaked ground-finch]
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Invalid names: Geospiza nebulosa Gould 1837 [replaced]
Geospiza fortis Gould 1837 [medium ground-finch]
Geospiza fuliginosa Gould 1837 [small ground-finch]
Geospiza magnirostris Gould 1837 [large ground-finch]
Geospiza scandens Gould 1837 [common cactus-finch]
Invalid names: Cactornis Gould 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available