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Callipepla (crested quail)

Reptilia - Odontophoridae

Taxonomy
Callipepla was named by Wagler (1832). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Eo et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Odontophoridae by Eo et al. (2009), Clements et al. (2017).

Species
C. californica, C. douglasii, C. gambelii, Lophortyx shotwelli
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. squamata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Callipepla Wagler
1838Lophortyx Bonaparte
1930Lophortyx Hay p. 327
1940Lophortyx Wetmore p. 45
1956Lophortyx Wetmore p. 55
1958Lophortyx Brodkorb p. 253
2009Callipepla Eo et al.
2017Callipepla Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyOdontophoridae
genusCallipeplaWagler 1832

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.

G. Callipepla Wagler 1832 [crested quail]
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Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 [California quail]
Callipepla douglasii Vigors 1829 [elegant quail]
Callipepla gambelii Gambel 1843 [Gambel's quail]
Invalid names: Lophortyx Bonaparte 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 9.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Lophortyx shotwelli (18970)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Lophortyx sp. (237076)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lophortyx californica (20639)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Puebla) Callipepla squamata (230717)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Callipepla douglasii (20495)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Callipepla sp. (200313) Lophortyx californica (192630) Lophortyx californicus (152008 161536)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Callipepla californica (176267 236636) Callipepla sp. (225801) Callipepla sp., Callipepla californica (106400) Lophortyx californica (44954 79630 155409 190077 218989) Lophortyx sp. (73752)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Callipepla californica (194906 194909 194911 194917 194926 194928)