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Pterocles
Taxonomy
Pterocles was named by Temminck (1815). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pteroclidae by Zittel (1890), Gaillard (1908), Lambrecht (1933), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Pteroclidae by Zittel (1890), Gaillard (1908), Lambrecht (1933), Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Entered
by J. Hunter on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1815 | Pterocles Temminck |
| 1890 | Pterocles Zittel p. 848 |
| 1908 | Pterocles Gaillard p. 88 |
| 1933 | Pterocles Lambrecht p. 588 |
| 1985 | Pterocles Olson p. 119 |
| 1988 | Pterocles Carroll |
| 2014 | Pterocles del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Pterocles Clements et al. |
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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. Pterocles Temminck 1815
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Pterocles alchata Linnaeus 1766 [pin-tailed sandgrouse]
Pterocles bicinctus Temminck 1815 [Double-banded sandgrouse]
Pterocles burchelli Sclater 1922 [Burchell's sandgrouse]
Pterocles coronatus Luchtenstein 1823 [Crowned sandgrouse]
Pterocles decoratus Cabanis 1868 [Black-faced sandgrouse]
Pterocles exustus Temminck 1825 [Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse]
Pterocles gutturalis Smith 1836 [Yellow-throated sandgrouse]
Pterocles indicus Gmelin 1789 [Painted sandgrouse]
†Pterocles larvatus Milne-Edwards 1892
Pterocles lichtensteinii Temminck 1825 [Lichtenstein's sandgrouse]
Pterocles namaqua Gmelin 1789 [Namaqua sandgrouse]
Pterocles orientalis Linnaeus 1758 [black-bellied sandgrouse]
Pterocles personatus Gould 1843 [Madagascar sandgrouse]
Pterocles quadricinctus Temminck 1815 [Four-banded sandgrouse]
Pterocles senegallus Linnaeus 1771 [spotted sandgrouse]
†Pterocles sepultus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Pterocles validus Milne-Edwards 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calabrian | Italy | P. orientalis (197789 197790) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy | P. alchata (197928) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Egypt | P. sp., P. senegallus (21877 208788) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | P. personatus (195018) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | P. personatus (195019 236022) |