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Gallirallus lafresnayanus (New Caledonian rail)

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Gallirallus lafresnayanus was named by Verreaux and des Murs (1860). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tricholimnas lafresnayanus by Balouet and Olson (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs
1860Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des murs
1989Tricholimnas lafresnayanus Balouet and Olson p. 22 fig. 10
2017Gallirallus lafresnayanus 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
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
genusGallirallusLafresnaye 1841
specieslafresnayanusVerreaux and des Murs 1860

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.

Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian rail]
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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: 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 (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Tricholimnas lafresnayanus (13221 23115 193983 193984 193985 193986 193987 193988 193989)