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Orthocnemus

Osteichthyes - Ralliformes - Orthocnemidae

Taxonomy
Orthocnemus was named by Milne-Edwards (1891). It is the type genus of Orthocnemidae.

It was assigned to Orthocnemidae by Gaillard (1908), Lambrecht (1933), Gaillard (1939), Wetmore (1960).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards
1908Orthocnemus Gaillard p. 113
1933Orthocnemus Lambrecht p. 490
1939Orthocnemus Gaillard p. 27
1960Orthocnemus Wetmore p. 27

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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
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderRalliformes
superfamilyRalloidae(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOrthocnemidaeLambrecht 1921
genusOrthocnemusMilne-Edwards 1891

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. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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Orthocnemus cursor Milne-Edwards 1891
Orthocnemus major Milne-Edwards 1891
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, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983
Collections
No collection or age range data are available