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Halcyornithidae

Osteichthyes - Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae

Taxonomy
Halcyornithidae was named by Harrison and Walker (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Carroll (1988); and to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker
1988Halcyornithidae Carroll
1998Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 200
2002Pseudasturidae Mayr
2004Pseudasturidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 8
2005Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 318
2008Pseudasturidae Waterhouse et al. p. 579
2011Halcyornithidae Mayr p. 159

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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)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyHalcyornithidaeHarrison and Walker 1972
familyHalcyornithidaeHarrison and Walker 1972

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. †Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker 1972
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G. †Cyrilavis Martin 2010
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Cyrilavis colburnorum Ksepka et al. 2011
Cyrilavis olsoni Feduccia and Martin 1976
G. †Halcyornis Owen 1846
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Halcyornis toliapicus König 1838
G. †Pulchrapollia Dyke and Cooper 2000
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Pulchrapollia eximia Mayr and Kitchener 2024
Pulchrapollia tenuipes Mayr and Kitchener 2024
Invalid names: Pseudasturidae Mayr 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available