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Rhinocryptidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Rhinocryptidae

Taxonomy
Rhinocryptidae was named by Wetmore (1930). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Chesser (1999), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Rhinocryptidae Wetmore
1999Rhinocryptidae Chesser
2017Rhinocryptidae Clements 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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyRhinocryptidaeWetmore 1930
familyRhinocryptidaeWetmore 1930

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.

Fm. Rhinocryptidae Wetmore 1930
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G. Pteroptochos Kittlitz 1830
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Pteroptochos castaneus Philippi and Landbeck 1864 [chestnut-throated huet-huet]
Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz 1830 [moustached turca]
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Invalid names: Leptonyx macropus Swainson 1832 [synonym]
Pteroptochos tarnii King 1831 [black-throated huet-huet]
Invalid names: Hylactes King 1831 [synonym], Leptonyx Swainson 1832 [synonym]
G. Scelorchilus Oberholser 1923
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Scelorchilus albicollis Kittlitz 1830 [white-throated tapaculo]
Scelorchilus rubecula Kittlitz 1830 [chucao tapaculo]
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: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available