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Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wren)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Acanthisittidae

Taxonomy
Acanthisittidae was named by Sundevall (1872). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Worthy et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Acanthisittidae Sundevall
2010Acanthisittidae Worthy et al. p. 482

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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
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyAcanthisittidaeSundevall 1872
familyAcanthisittidaeSundevall 1872

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. Acanthisittidae Sundevall 1872 [New Zealand wren]
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G. Acanthisitta Lafresnaye
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Acanthisitta chloris Sparrman 1787
G. †Kuiornis Worthy et al. 2010
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†Kuiornis indicator Worthy et al. 2010
G. Pachyplichas Millener
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Pachyplichas yaldwyni Millener 1988
G. Traversia Rothschild
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Traversia lyalli Rothschild 1894
G. Xenicus Gray
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 18.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Kuiornis indicator (96080)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Acanthisitta chloris, Xenicus sp., Pachyplichas yaldwyni (182103) Acanthisitta chloris, Xenicus sp., Pachyplichas yaldwyni, Traversia lyalli (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Acanthisitta chloris (215582 215617) Acanthisitta chloris, Xenicus sp., Pachyplichas yaldwyni (215421) Acanthisitta chloris, Xenicus sp., Traversia lyalli (215415) Pachyplichas yaldwyni (215583) Xenicus sp. (215416 215419) Xenicus sp., Traversia fyalli (215420) Xenicus sp., Traversia lyalli (215403)