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Priotelus

Reptilia - Trogoniformes - Trogonidae

Taxonomy

Priotelus was named by Gray (1840). It is extant.

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

Species

P. roseigaster

Synonyms

Temnotrogon was named by Bonaparte (1854). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Priotelus by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1840	Priotelus Gray
1854	Temnotrogon Bonaparte
2017	Priotelus Clements et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
—	Neognathae	(Pycraft 1900)
—	Neoaves	Sibley et al. 1988
—	Terrestrornithes
—	Dendrornithes
—	Anomalogonates	Garrod 1874
—	Trogones
superorder	Trogonomorphae
order	Trogoniformes	Wetmore and Miller 1926
family	Trogonidae	Lesson 1828
genus	Priotelus	Gray 1840

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. Priotelus Gray 1840

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Priotelus roseigaster Vieillot 1817 [Hispaniolan trogon]

Invalid names: Temnotrogon Bonaparte 1854 [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:

frugivoref

Diet 2:

insectivoref

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2009-01-03 16:36:23

Modified:

2009-01-03 20:43:22

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 (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene	0.129 - 0.0	Dominican Republic	Temnotrogon roseigaster (194485)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Haiti	P. roseigaster (194483)