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Limosa limosa (black-tailed godwit)
Taxonomy
Scolopax limosa was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Limosa.
It was recombined as Limosa limosa by Hay (1930), Zelenkov et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Limosa limosa by Hay (1930), Zelenkov et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Scolopax limosa Linnaeus p. 147 |
| 1930 | Limosa limosa Hay p. 338 |
| 2008 | Limosa limosa Zelenkov et al. |
| 2017 | Limosa limosa Clements et al. |
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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.
Limosa limosa Linnaeus 1758 [black-tailed godwit]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Limosa limosa (34870) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Limosa limosa (124956) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Russian Federation | Limosa limosa (194812) |