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Mohouidae

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Mohouidae

Taxonomy
Mohouidae was named by Mathews (1946). It is extant.

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

Subtaxa
Mohoua

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Mohouidae Mathews
2017Mohouidae 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)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMohouidaeMathews 1946
familyMohouidaeMathews 1946

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. Mohouidae Mathews 1946
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G. Mohoua Lesson 1837
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Mohoua albicilla Lesson 1830 [whitehead]
Mohoua novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [pipipi]
Mohoua ochrocephala Gmelin 1789 [yellowhead]
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 (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Mohoua ochrocephala (182103) Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua novaeseelandiae (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua novaeseelandiae (100554)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Mohoua novaeseelandiae (215419) Mohoua ochrocephala (215415 215416 215580 215583 215616) Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua novaeseelandiae (215403 215420 215421)