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Siphonorhis

Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae

Taxonomy
Siphonorhis was named by Sclater (1861). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Siphonorhis Sclater
1917Microsiphonorhis Chapman
2017Siphonorhis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyCaprimulgidaeVigors 1825
genusSiphonorhisSclater 1861

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. Siphonorhis Sclater 1861
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Siphonorhis americana Linnaeus 1758 [Jamaican pauraque]
Siphonorhis brewsteri Chapman 1917 [least pauraque]
Invalid names: Microsiphonorhis Chapman 1917 [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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:16:35
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:16:35
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Terborgh et al. 1990

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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic S. brewsteri (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic S. brewsteri (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti S. brewsteri (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica S. americana (194073)