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Actitis macularius (spotted sandpiper)

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Taxonomy
Tringa macularia was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Actitis macularia by Emslie (1992); it was recombined as Actitis macularius by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Tringa macularia Linnaeus
1992Actitis macularia Emslie p. 264
2017Actitis macularius Clements et al.

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyScolopacidaeRafinesque 1815
genusActitisIlliger 1811
speciesmacularius(Linnaeus 1766)

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.

Actitis macularius Linnaeus 1766 [spotted sandpiper]
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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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.70000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Actitis macularia (19753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Actitis macularius (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Actitis macularia (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Actitis macularia (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Actitis macularia (103991)