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Apodi

Osteichthyes - Apodiformes

Taxonomy
Apodi is a suborder.

It was assigned to Apodiformes by Wetmore (1960), Harrison (1984), Carroll (1988), Karhu (1999), Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Subtaxa
Primapus
Entered
by J. Hunter on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Apodi Wetmore p. 29
1984Apodi Harrison
1988Apodi Carroll
1999Apodi Karhu
2007Apodi Livezey and Zusi p. 94

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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)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
orderApodiformesPeters 1940
suborderApodi
suborderApodi

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.

Subor. †Apodi
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G. †Primapus Harrison and Walker 1975
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†Primapus lacki Harrison and Walker 1975
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Sussex) Primapus lacki (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Primapus lacki (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Primapus lacki (8050 13299 178051)