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Tringa semipalmata (willet)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Taxonomy
Scolopax semipalmatus was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

It was recombined as Symphemia semipalmata by Brewster (1887); it was recombined as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus by Wetmore (1962), Campbell (1976), Parmalee (1992), Steadman et al. (2003) and Broughton (2004); it was recombined as Tringa semipalmata by Clements et al. (2017).

Subspecies
T. inornata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Scolopax semipalmatus Gmelin
1887Symphemia semipalmata Brewster
1962Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Wetmore p. 10
1976Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Campbell p. 161
1992Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Parmalee p. 313
2003Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Steadman et al.
2004Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Broughton p. 26
2017Tringa semipalmata 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyScolopacidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTringa
speciessemipalmata(Gmelin 1789)

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.

Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 [willet]
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Tringa semipalmata inornata Brewster 1887 [willet]
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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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (192630)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Catoptrophorus inornatus (20624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (125236) Tringa semipalmata (123918)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (71346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (194583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (194905 194906 194907 194912 194913 194914 194926 194927)