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Eurypygides

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes

Taxonomy
Eurypygides was named by Sibley et al. (1988). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eurypygae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Subtaxa
Eurypygidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eurypygides Sibley and et al.
2007Eurypygides Livezey and Zusi p. 91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderEurypygae
infraorderEurypygidesSibley et al. 1988
infraorderEurypygidesSibley et al. 1988

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.

Infraor. Eurypygides Sibley 1988
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Fm. Eurypygidae Selby 1840
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G. Eurypyga Illiger 1811 [sunbitterns]
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Eurypyga helias Pallas 1781 [sunbittern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available