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Scopus

Reptilia - Ciconiiformes - Scopidae

Taxonomy
Scopus was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scopidae by Carroll (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).

Species
S. umbretta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1760Scopus Brisson
1988Scopus Carroll
2007Scopus Livezey and Zusi p. 27
2014Scopus del Hoyo et al.
2017Scopus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderCiconiiformesBonaparte 1854
familyScopidae
genusScopusBrisson 1760

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. Scopus Brisson 1760
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Scopus umbretta Gmelin 1789 [hamerkop]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available