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Janipes
Taxonomy
Janipes was named by Rasmussen et al. (1987). Its type is Janipes nymphaeobates.
It was assigned to Jacanidae by Rasmussen et al. (1987).
It was assigned to Jacanidae by Rasmussen et al. (1987).
Species
J. nymphaeobates (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Janipes Rasmussen et al. p. 8 figs. Fig. 6b, e |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1987 | Differs from Nupharanassa and all living
jacanas in the proportionately much smaller size of the distal foramen, the relatively broader and more flattened shaft, the shghtly wider intertrochanteric notches, and die more excavated anterior and posterior portions of the lateral part of the shaft. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004 | |||||