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Fregata

Osteichthyes - Suliformes - Fregatidae

Taxonomy
Fregata was named by Lacépède (1799). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fregatinae by Olson (1977); and to Fregatidae by Olson (1975), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1799Fregata Lacépède
1975Fregata Olson p. 22
1977Fregata Olson p. 2
2007Fregata Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2014Fregata del Hoyo et al.
2017Fregata 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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
familyFregatidaeGarrod 1874
genusFregataLacépède 1799

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. Fregata Lacépède 1799
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Fregata andrewsi Matthews 1914 [Christmas frigatebird]
Fregata aquila Linnaeus 1758 [Ascension frigatebird]
Fregata ariel Gray 1845 [Lesser frigatebird]
Fregata magnificens Mathews 1914 [magnificent frigatebird]
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 [Great frigatebird]
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: Kiessling 2004, 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 (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela F. magnificens (197935)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) F. minor, F. ariel (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena F. aquila (194221 194226) F. ariel (155782 176077) F. minor, F. ariel (176075 176076) F. sp. (194236 194238)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands F. ariel (194757 194758 194759) F. minor, F. ariel (193453)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia F. minor (198010 198022) F. minor, F. ariel (198023) F. sp., F. minor, F. ariel (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil F. sp. (195071)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands F. sp. (194995 194999)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of F. ariel (194651) F. minor (194653) F. minor, F. ariel (194650) F. sp., F. minor (194652)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands F. minor (209066 209090) F. minor, F. ariel (209067) F. sp., F. minor (209094 209099) F. sp., F. minor, F. ariel (209096)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn F. minor (193762 193763 193764 193786 193788 193789 193790 193791 193793)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands F. ariel (194643)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0American Samoa F. sp. (193800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Virgin Islands, U.S. F. magnificens (28879 241343)