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Aphanapteryx bonasia (red rail)

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Apterornis bonasia was named by Frauenfeld (1868).

It was recombined as Aphanapteryx bonasia by Lambrecht (1933), Olson (1977), Hume (2013), del Hoyo et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Didus broeckii Schegel
1868Apterornis bonasia Frauenfeld
1869Aphanapteryx broeckii Milne-Edwards p. 275 figs. 3-8
1893Aphanapteryx broecki Newton and Gadow p. 293 figs. Pl 35, figs 12-20
1933Aphanapteryx bonasia Lambrecht p. 468
1977Aphanapteryx bonasia Olson p. 357
2013Aphanapteryx bonasia Hume p. 218
2014Aphanapteryx bonasia del Hoyo 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
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
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
subfamilyRallinaeVigors 1825
genusAphanapteryxFrauenfeld 1868
speciesbonasia(Frauenfeld 1868)

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.

Aphanapteryx bonasia Frauenfeld 1868 [red rail]
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Invalid names: Didus broeckii Schegel 1854 [synonym]
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: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Aphanapteryx bonasia (194029 194169) Aphanapteryx broecki (194025) Aphanapteryx broeckii (194024)