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Prophaethontidae
Taxonomy
Prophaethontidae was named by Harrison and Walker (1976). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Phaethontes by Olson (1985), Carroll (1988); to Pelecaniformes by Mayr and Smith (2002); to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2005); and to Phaethontiformes by Bourdon et al. (2005), Mayr (2015).
It was assigned to Phaethontes by Olson (1985), Carroll (1988); to Pelecaniformes by Mayr and Smith (2002); to Pelecaniformes by Mayr (2005); and to Phaethontiformes by Bourdon et al. (2005), Mayr (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Prophaethontidae Harrison and Walker |
| 1985 | Prophaethontidae Olson p. 193 |
| 1988 | Prophaethontidae Carroll |
| 2002 | Prophaethontidae Mayr and Smith p. 136 |
| 2005 | Prophaethontidae Bourdon et al. p. 167 |
| 2005 | Prophaethontidae Mayr p. 318 |
| 2015 | Prophaethontidae Mayr p. 55 |
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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. †Prophaethontidae Harrison and Walker 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available