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Troglodytidae (wren)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Troglodytidae

Taxonomy
Troglodytidae was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Brodkorb (1957) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Troglodytidae Swainson
1957Troglodytidae Brodkorb
2017Troglodytidae Clements et al.

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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()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyTroglodytidaeSwainson 1832
familyTroglodytidaeSwainson 1832

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. Troglodytidae Swainson 1832 [wren]
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G. Cistothorus Cabanis 1850 [wren]
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†Cistothorus brevis Brodkorb 1957 [wren]
Cistothorus platensis Latham 1790 [sedge wren]
G. Salpinctes Cabanis 1847
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Salpinctes obsoletus Say 1822 [rock wren]
G. Thryomanes Sclater 1862
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Thryomanes bewickii Audubon 1827 [Bewick's wren]
G. Thryothorus Vieillot 1816
G. Troglodytes Viellot 1809 [house wren]
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Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809 [house wren]
Troglodytes troglodytes Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian wren]
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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

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): 0.012 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Salpinctes obsoletus, Thryomanes bewickii (176098)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Cistothorus brevis, Troglodytes aedon (20491)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) Salpinctes obsoletus (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Cistothorus platensis (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Troglodytes troglodytes (197773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Salpinctes obsoletus (120827) Salpinctes obsoletus, Thryomanes bewickii (123918) Troglodytes aedon, Salpinctes obsoletus, Thryomanes bewickii (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Salpinctes obsoletus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Salpinctes obsoletus (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Troglodytes aedon, Cistothorus platensis (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Salpinctes obsoletus (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Troglodytes troglodytes (215376)