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Amphispiza bilineata (black-throated sparrow)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Passerellidae

Taxonomy
Emberiza bilineata was named by Cassin (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amphispiza bilineata by Wetmore (1940), Miller and DeMay (1942), Dawson (1948), Wetmore (1956) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Emberiza bilineata Cassin
1940Amphispiza bilineata Wetmore p. 78
1942Amphispiza bilineata Miller and DeMay p. 131
1948Amphispiza bilineata Dawson p. 61
1956Amphispiza bilineata Wetmore p. 101
2017Amphispiza bilineata 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
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
genusAmphispizaCoues 1874
speciesbilineata(Cassin 1850)

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.

Amphispiza bilineata Cassin 1850 [black-throated sparrow]
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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: 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: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Amphispiza bilineata (152007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Amphispiza bilineata (190077)