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Apodinae

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Taxonomy
Apodinae was named by Hartert (1897). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apodidae by Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Watanabe et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Apodinae Hartert
2007Apodinae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2014Apodinae del Hoyo et al.
2018Apodinae Watanabe et al. p. 476

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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
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyApodidaeHartert 1897
subfamilyApodinaeHartert 1897
subfamilyApodinaeHartert 1897

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.

Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
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G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 [common swift]
Apus balstoni Bartlett 1880 [Madagascar swift]
Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 [alpine swift]
Apus pallidus Shelley 1870 [pallid swift]
†Apus wetmorei Ballmann 1976
Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:35:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:35:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Apus baranensis (35359)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Apus apus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Apus sp., Apus melba (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Apus apus (192949 192959) Apus apus, Apus melba (92902) Apus melba (192951 192957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Apus sp. (101898)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Apus apus, Apus pallidus (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Apus sp. (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Apus sp. (194940)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Yemen Apus sp. (169046 234349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Apus apus (215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Apus apus (194808)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Apus sp. (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Apus balstoni (236022)