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Psittaculinae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Psittaculidae

Taxonomy
Psittaculinae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Psittaculidae by Joseph et al. (2012); and to Psittacidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Psittaculinae Vigors
2012Psittaculinae Joseph et al.
2014Psittaculinae del Hoyo 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()
orderTheropoda
—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
subfamilyPsittaculinaeVigors 1825
subfamilyPsittaculinaeVigors 1825

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.

Subfm. Psittaculinae Vigors 1825
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Tr. Micropsittini del Hoyo et al. 2014
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G. Micropsitta Lesson 1831 [pygmy-parrots]
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Micropsitta bruijnii Salvadori 1875 [Red-breasted pygmy-parrot]
G. Polytelis Wagler 1832 [parrot]
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Polytelis swainsonii Desmarest 1826 [Superb parrot]
Tr. Psittaculini Vigors 1825
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G. †Lophopsittacus Newton 1876
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†Lophopsittacus bensoni Holyoak 1973 [Mascarene grey parakeet]
†Lophopsittacus mauritianus Owen 1866 [broad-billed parrot]
G. †Necropsittacus Milne-Edwards 1874
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†Necropsittacus rodricanus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Rodrigues parrot]
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, 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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Lophopsittacus mauritianus (194025) Lophopsittacus mauritianus, Lophopsittacus bensoni (194027 194169) Necropsittacus rodericanus (194074 194171) Psittacus mauritianus (194024) Psittacus rodricanus (194075)