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Opisthocomiformes

Osteichthyes - Opisthocomiformes

Taxonomy
Opisthocomiformes was named by L'Herminier (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cuculimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Mayr and De Pietri (2014); and to Aves by Mayr et al. (2011), del Hoyo et al. (2014).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Opisthocomiformes L'Herminier
2007Opisthocomiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2011Opisthocomiformes Mayr et al.
2014Opisthocomiformes Mayr and De Pietri
2014Opisthocomiformes del Hoyo et al.

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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
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderOpisthocomiformesL'Herminier 1837
orderOpisthocomiformesL'Herminier 1837

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.

Or. Opisthocomiformes L'Herminier 1837
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Fm. Opisthocomidae Swainson 1837
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G. †Hoazinavis Mayr et al. 2011
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Hoazinavis lacustris Mayr et al. 2011
G. †Hoazinoides Miller 1953
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Hoazinoides magdalenae Miller 1953
G. †Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré 2003
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Namibiavis senutae Mourer-Chauviré 2003
G. Opisthocomus Illiger 1811
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Opisthocomus hoazin Muller 1776 [hoatzin]
G. †Protoazin Mayr and De Pietri 2014
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Protoazin parisiensis Mayr and De Pietri 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available