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Maluridae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Maluridae

Taxonomy
Maluridae was named by Swainson (1831). It is extant.

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

Subtaxa
Amytornis, Malurus
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-07-09; modified by M. Clapham on 2018-07-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Maluridae Swainson
2017Maluridae 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
familyMaluridaeSwainson 1831
familyMaluridaeSwainson 1831

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.

Fm. Maluridae Swainson 1831
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G. Amytornis Stejneger 1885
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Amytornis textilis Dumont 1824 [western grasswren]
G. Malurus Vieillot 1816 [fairywren]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available