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Nesoenas

Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Taxonomy
Nesoenas was named by Salvadori (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Columbidae by Hume (2011) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Nesoenas Salvadori
2011Nesoenas Hume p. 6
2017Nesoenas Clements et al.

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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
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidae
genusNesoenasSalvadori 1893

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. Nesoenas Salvadori 1893
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†Nesoenas cicur Hume 2011 [Mauritian turtle dove]
†Nesoenas duboisi Rothschild 1907 [Réunion pink pigeon]
Nesoenas mayeri Prévost and Knip 1843 [pink pigeon]
†Nesoenas rodericana Milne-Edwards 1874
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:24
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:14:09
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion N. duboisi (193992 193994)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Columba rodericana (194074 194075) N. cicur (194028 194029 194030) N. mayeri (194169) N. mayeri, N. cicur (194027) N. rodericana (194026 194031 194032 194033 194171) Trocaza meyeri (194025)