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Prunella modularis (hedge accentor)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Prunellidae

Taxonomy
Motacilla modularis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Prunella modularis by Worthy (1997), Seguí et al. (1997), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Motacilla modularis Linnaeus p. 184
1997Prunella modularis Seguí et al. p. 232
1997Prunella modularis Worthy p. 108
2002Prunella modularis Mlikovsky p. 245
2017Prunella modularis 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)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPrunellidaeRichmond 1908
genusPrunellaVieillot 1816
speciesmodularis()

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.

Prunella modularis Linnaeus 1758 [hedge accentor]
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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: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) Prunella modularis (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Prunella modularis (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Prunella modularis (194944)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Prunella modularis (124956)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Prunella modularis (215388)