Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Loxia (crossbill)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Fringillidae

Taxonomy
Loxia was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Carduelinae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); and to Fringillidae by Schultz and Howard (1935), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Loxia Linnaeus
1935Loxia Schultz and Howard p. 277
1940Loxia Wetmore p. 77
1956Loxia Wetmore p. 99
2002Loxia Mlikovsky p. 249
2017Loxia Clements et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyFringillidaeVigors 1825
genusLoxiaLinnaeus 1758

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. Loxia Linnaeus 1758 [crossbill]
show all | hide all
Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 [red crossbill]
Loxia megaplaga Riley 1916 [Hispaniolan crossbill]
Loxia patevi Boev 1999
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: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 18:57:32
Modified: 2009-01-03 20:57:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Lein 1972

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): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Loxia curvirostra (197769 197772 197788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Loxia curvirostra (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Loxia curvirostra (218989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Loxia sp. (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Loxia sp. (93837)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Loxia megaplaga (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Loxia curvirostra (194936)