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Vanellus vanellus (northern lapwing)

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae

Taxonomy
Tringa vanellus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Vanellus vanellus by Bedetti and Pavia (2013), Clements et al. (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Tringa vanellus Linnaeus p. 148
2013Vanellus vanellus Bedetti and Pavia p. 38 figs. Pl 1, fig v
2017Vanellus vanellus 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)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLimicolae
infraorderCharadriides
superfamilyCharadrioidea
familyCharadriidaeVigors 1825
genusVanellusBrisson 1760
speciesvanellus()

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.

Vanellus vanellus Linnaeus 1758 [northern lapwing]
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, 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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Vanellus vanellus (197789 197790)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Vanellus vanellus (125446 125450)