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Asio

Osteichthyes - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1760Asio Brisson
1771Noctua Gmelin
1832Nyctalops Wagler
1851Rhinoptynx Kaup
1908Asio Gaillard p. 35
1930Asio Hay p. 351
1933Asio Lambrecht p. 617
1935Asio Schultz and Howard p. 277
1940Asio Wetmore p. 69
1956Asio Wetmore p. 88
1982Asio Olson and James p. 37
1992Asio Guthrie p. 324
2002Asio Mlikovsky p. 218
2017Asio 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)
—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
—RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusAsioBrisson 1760

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. Asio Brisson 1760
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Asio asio Brisson 1760
Asio clamator Vieillot 1808 [striped owl]
†Asio ecuadoriensis Lo Coco et al. 2020
Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 [short-eared owl]
†Asio henrici Milne-Edwards 1891
†Asio longaevus Umans'ka 1979
Asio madagascariensis Smith 1834 [Madagascar long-eared owl]
Asio otus Linnaeus 1758 [long-eared owl]
†Asio priscus Howard 1964
Asio stygius Wagler 1832 [stygian owl]
Invalid names: Noctua Gmelin 1771 [synonym], Nyctalops Wagler 1832 [synonym], Rhinoptynx Kaup 1851 [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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:55:38
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:55:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Kurochkin and Dyke 2011

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.245 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pleistocene11.63 - 0.0117Ukraine Bubo longaevus (39817)
MN 15 - MN 164.16 - 2.245Ukraine A. pigmaea (50943)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) A. sp. (20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) A. flammeus (35431)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) A. priscus (176098)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) A. ecuadoriensis (133644)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) A. flammeus (192443)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) A. sp. (152653)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) A. otus (175900)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. flammeus (202096)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) A. sp. (152008 161536 192630)
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.21 - 0.0USA (California) A. priscus (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Madagascar A. madagascariensis (204645 204646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) A. flammeus (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal A. flammeus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) A. flammeus (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation A. flammeus (79548)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) A. flammeus (215552) A. flammeus, A. priscus (123918) A. flammeus, A. wilsonianus (190077) A. priscus (120827 120829 125237) A. wilsonianus (44954 74235 218989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) A. flammeus (192959 192966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) A. flammeus (215362)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) A. sp. (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom A. flammeus, A. otus (124956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) A. stygius (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) A. flammeus, A. otus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy A. flammeus, A. otus (197787) A. sp. (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) A. flammeus (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) A. flammeus (71670 93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania A. flammeus (197946 197947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru A. flammeus (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) A. otus (93374)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic A. sp. (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) A. otus (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Madagascar A. madagascariensis (195018)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Russian Federation A. flammeus, A. otus (194812)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Rhinoptynx clamator (241336)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Hawaii) A. flammeus (110077)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) A. flammeus (194620)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) A. flammeus (194914) A. sp. (194909 194910 194926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) A. flammeus (215376)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic A. sp. (194484)