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Ratitae
Taxonomy
Ratitae was named by Merrem (1813). It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Ratitae by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Dromaeognathae by Hay (1902); it was reranked as the unranked clade Ratitae by Baur (1887), Gadow (1898), Gardiner (1982), Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Aves by Baur (1887); to Aves by Zittel (1890), Andrews (1906); to Neornithes by Gadow (1898), Jaekel (1911); to Eurhipidurae by Hay (1930); to Aves by Gardiner (1982); and to Palaeognathae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was reranked as the order Ratitae by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911), Hay (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Dromaeognathae by Hay (1902); it was reranked as the unranked clade Ratitae by Baur (1887), Gadow (1898), Gardiner (1982), Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Aves by Baur (1887); to Aves by Zittel (1890), Andrews (1906); to Neornithes by Gadow (1898), Jaekel (1911); to Eurhipidurae by Hay (1930); to Aves by Gardiner (1982); and to Palaeognathae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Synonymy list
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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.
Unr. Ratitae Merrem 1813
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Superor. Apterygimorphae
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Or. Apterygiformes [kiwi]
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Fm. Apterygidae Gray 1840
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G. Apteryx Huxley 1867 [kiwi]
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Apteryx australis Shaw 1813 [Southern brown kiwi]
Apteryx haastii Potts 1872 [Great spotted kiwi]
Apteryx mantelli Bartlett 1851 [Northern brown kiwi]
Apteryx owenii Gould 1847 [Little spotted kiwi]
Apteryx rowi Tennyson et al. 2003 [Okarito kiwi]
G. †Metapteryx De Vis 1892
Or. †Dinornithiformes
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Fm. †Dinornithidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. †Dinornis Owen 1843
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†Dinornis dromoides Hutton 1900
†Dinornis ingens Owen 1844
†Dinornis maximus Owen 1868
†Dinornis novaezealandiae Owen 1843
†Dinornis struthoides Owen 1844
Invalid names: Moa Reichenbach 1852 [synonym], Palapteryx Owen 1848 [synonym], Tylopteryx Hutton 1892 [synonym]
Fm. †Emeidae
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G. †Anomalopteryx Reichenbach 1853
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†Anomalopteryx antiquus Hutton 1892
†Anomalopteryx curtus Owen 1847
†Anomalopteryx didiformis Owen 1844
†Anomalopteryx parvus Owen 1883
G. †Emeus Riechenbach 1852
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†Emeus casuarinus Lydekker 1891
†Emeus crassus Owen 1846 [eastern moa]
†Emeus exillis Hutton 1897
†Emeus huttoni Owen 1879
G. †Euryapteryx Haast 1874
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†Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 [Mantell's moa]
†Euryapteryx gravipes Lydekker 1891
†Euryapteryx immanis Lydekker 1891
†Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930
†Euryapteryx ponderosus Hutton 1892
†Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton 1892
Invalid names: Cela Reichenbach 1852 [synonym]
G. †Pachyornis Lydekker 1891
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†Pachyornis australis Oliver 1949
†Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 [heavy-footed moa]
Invalid names: Anomalopterygidae [synonym]
Fm. †Megalapterygidae Bunce et al. 2009
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Superor. Casuariimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Casuariiformes [cassowary]
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Fm. Casuariidae Kaup 1847
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G. Dromaius Vieillot 1816 [emu]
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†Dromaius arleyekweke Yates and Worthy 2019
†Dromaius minor Spencer 1906 [King island emu]
Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham 1790 [Common emu]
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Invalid names: Dromaius gracilipes De Vis 1892 [synonym], Dromaius patricius De Vris 1888 [synonym], Metapteryx bifrons De Vis 1892 [synonym]
†Dromaius ocypus Miller 1963
Invalid names: Dromaiidae Richmond 1908 [empty]
Invalid names: Struthiones [empty], Struthionimorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. A. v. Zittel 1890 | Schwungfedernfehlen. Flügelverkümmert,zuweilengänzlich fehlend. Brustbein ohne Crista, Furcula unvollständig oder fehlend. Wirbel mit sattelförmigen Gelenkflächen. Schwanzwirbel häufig frei. Rippen zweiköpfig, mit oder ohne Processus uncinatus. |