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Meleagridae (turkey)
Taxonomy
Meleagridae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant. Its type is Meleagris.
It was assigned to Galloidae by Hay (1930); to Phasianoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); to Galliformes by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Meleagridoidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Galloidae by Hay (1930); to Phasianoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); to Galliformes by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Meleagridoidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Meleagridae Gray |
| 1930 | Meleagridae Hay p. 328 |
| 1940 | Meleagridae Wetmore p. 47 |
| 1956 | Meleagrididae Wetmore p. 57 |
| 1989 | Meleagridae Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
| 2007 | Meleagridae Livezey and Zusi p. 90 |
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Fm. Meleagridae Gray 1840 [turkey]
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G. Agriocharis Chapman 1896
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†Agriocharis anza Howard 1963
Agriocharis ocellata Cuvier 1820
†Agriocharis progenes Brodkorb 1964
G. †Parapavo Miller 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available