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Phaenicophilidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Phaenicophilidae

Taxonomy
Phaenicophilidae was named by Sclater (1886). It is extant. Its type is Phaenicophilus.

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

Subtaxa
Microligea, Phaenicophilus (type genus), Xenoligea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Phaenicophilidae Sclater
2017Phaenicophilidae 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)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPhaenicophilidaeSclater 1886
familyPhaenicophilidaeSclater 1886

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.

Fm. Phaenicophilidae Sclater 1886
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G. Microligea Cory 1884
G. Phaenicophilus Strickland 1851
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Phaenicophilus palmarum Linnaeus 1766 [black-crowned palm-tanager]
G. Xenoligea Bond 1967
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Xenoligea montana Chapman 1917 [white-winged warbler]
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, Kiessling 2004

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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Phaenicophilus palmarum (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Xenoligea montana (194588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Phaenicophilus palmarum (194484)