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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).
It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Carroll (1988); and to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker |
| 1988 | Halcyornithidae Carroll |
| 1998 | Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 200 |
| 2002 | Pseudasturidae Mayr |
| 2004 | Pseudasturidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 8 |
| 2005 | Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 318 |
| 2008 | Pseudasturidae Waterhouse et al. p. 579 |
| 2011 | Halcyornithidae Mayr p. 159 |
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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.
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. †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