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Aplonis

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Sturnidae

Taxonomy
Aplonis was named by Gould (1836). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sturnidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Lamprothornis Kittlitz
1836Aplonis Gould
2017Aplonis 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)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—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
familySturnidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAplonisGould 1836

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. Aplonis Gould 1836
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†Aplonis diluvialis Steadman 1989 [Huahine starling]
Aplonis opaca Kittlitz 1833 [Micronesian starling]
Aplonis tabuensis Gmelin 1788 [Polynesian starling]
Invalid names: Lamprothornis Kittlitz 1833 [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: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, 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 (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga A. tabuensis (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga A. tabuensis (194698 194717)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia A. diluvialis (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga A. tabuensis (193980 194700 194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of A. opaca (194651)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands A. opaca (194622 194623 194624 194625 194626 194627 194628 194630 194632 194642 194643 194645 194647 194649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands A. tabuensis (209062 209064)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam A. opaca (208640 208641 208643)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue A. tabuensis (193848 193851 193852 193856 193867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) A. sp. (215325)