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Crex

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Crex was named by Bechstein (1803). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rallidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Species
C. crex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Crex Bechstein
2002Crex Mlikovsky p. 177
2017Crex 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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyRallidaeVigors 1825
genusCrexBechstein 1803

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.

G. Crex Bechstein 1803
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Crex crex Linnaeus 1758 [corn crake]
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, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Holocene or 8.72500 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.09 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') C. sp. (174455)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa C. sp. (22333)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Mallorca) C. sp. (214536)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Spain (Granada) C. crex (35078)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy C. crex (197769 197771 197787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania C. crex (197946)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jordan C. crex (197945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Wales) C. crex (125439)