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Lithornithidae
Taxonomy
Lithornithidae was named by Houde (1988).
It was assigned to Aves by Mayr (2007); to Lithornithiformes by Houde (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2008), Mayr (2009); to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2005), Nesbitt and Clarke (2016); and to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Aves by Mayr (2007); to Lithornithiformes by Houde (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2008), Mayr (2009); to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2005), Nesbitt and Clarke (2016); and to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Lithornithidae Houde |
| 2005 | Lithornithidae Mayr p. 318 figs. Table 2 |
| 2007 | Lithornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
| 2007 | Lithornithidae Mayr p. 395 |
| 2008 | Lithornithidae Mayr p. 30 |
| 2009 | Lithornithidae Mayr p. 26 |
| 2016 | Lithornithidae Nesbitt and Clarke |
| 2022 | Lithornithidae Mayr p. 29 |
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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. †Lithornithidae Houde 1988
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G. †Lithornis Owen 1840
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†Lithornis celetius Houde 1988
†Lithornis hookeri Harrison 1984
†Lithornis nasi Harrison 1984
†Lithornis plebius Houde 1988
†Lithornis promiscuus Houde 1988
†Lithornis vulturinus Owen 1840
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Invalid names: Pediorallus barbarae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym], Promusophaga magnifica Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available