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Sylphornithidae
Taxonomy
Sylphornithidae was named by Mourer-Chauviré (1988) [Sylphornis is the Type genus]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Sylphornithidae Mourer-Chauviré p. 41 |
| 2004 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 194 |
| 2005 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 319 |
| 2022 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available