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Vini

Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Psittaculidae

Taxonomy
Vini was named by Lesson (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Psittaculidae by Clements et al. (2017), Worthy and Burley (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Vini Lesson
2017Vini Clements et al.
2019Vini Worthy and Burley

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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
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyPsittaculidaeVigors 1825
genusViniLesson 1833

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. Vini Lesson 1833
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Vini australis Gmelin 1788 [blue-crowned lorikeet]
Vini kuhlii Vigors 1824 [Kuhl's lorikeet]
†Vini sinotoi Steadman and Zarriello 1987 [Sinoto's lorikeet]
Vini stepheni North 1908 [Stephen's lorikeet]
Vini ultramarina Kuhl 1820 [ultramarine lorikeet]
†Vini vidivici Steadman and Zarriello 1987 [conquered lorikeet]
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, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga V. australis (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga V. australis (194698)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam V. n. sp. (208640)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga V. australis (194700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn V. sinotoi (193790) V. stepheni (193762 193764 193786 193789)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands V. kuhlii (97455 193452 193454) V. kuhlii, V. vidivici (194762) V. sp., V. kuhlii, V. vidivici (194763 194764 194765)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia V. sinotoi (193462 193471) V. sinotoi, V. vidivici (193467 194675 194746) V. sinotoi, V. vidivici, V. ultramarina (193461 193463 193464 193465 193466) V. sp., V. sinotoi, V. vidivici (177149) V. ultramarina (193472 193473 193474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) V. sp. (208867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) V. sinotoi, V. vidivici (215325)