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Apodiformes (swift)
Taxonomy
Apodiformes was named by Peters (1940). It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Apodiformes by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Aves by Dyke (2001); to Aves by Mayr (2004); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Cypselomorphae by Mayr (2005), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Ksepka et al. (2013); to Neoaves by Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Strisores by Mayr (2022).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Apodiformes by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988); to Aves by Dyke (2001); to Aves by Mayr (2004); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Cypselomorphae by Mayr (2005), Livezey and Zusi (2007), Ksepka et al. (2013); to Neoaves by Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Strisores by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1940 | Apodiformes Peters |
| 1960 | Apodiformes Wetmore p. 29 |
| 1988 | Apodiformes Carroll |
| 2001 | Apodiformes Dyke |
| 2004 | Apodiformes Mayr p. 861 |
| 2005 | Apodiformes Mayr p. 319 |
| 2007 | Apodiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2013 | Apodiformes Ksepka et al. |
| 2020 | Apodiformes Worthy and Nguyen p. 83 |
| 2022 | Apodiformes Mayr p. 100 figs. Fig. 6.5 |
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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.
Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Fm. †Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891
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G. †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
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†Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891
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Invalid names: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Aegialornis germanicus Mlikovsky 2002
†Aegialornis leehnardti Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Tachyornis Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cypselavus Gaillard 1908
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†Cypselavus gaillardi Ennouchi 1930
†Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908
†Cypselavus intermedius Gaillard 1939
Fm. †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
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G. †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
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†Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al. 2013
†Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984
G. †Scaniacypselus Harrison 1984
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†Scaniacypselus szarskii Peters 1985
†Scaniacypselus wardi Harrison 1984
Invalid names: Hemiprocni Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available