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Turnipax
Taxonomy
Turnipax was named by Mayr (2000). Its type is Turnipax dissipata.
It was assigned to Turnipacidae by Mayr (2000); and to Turnicidae by Mayr and Knopf (2007).
It was assigned to Turnipacidae by Mayr (2000); and to Turnicidae by Mayr and Knopf (2007).
Species
T. dissipata (type species), T. oechslerorum
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2000 | Turnipax Mayr p. 627 |
2007 | Turnipax Mayr and Knopf |
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G. †Turnipax Mayr 2000
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†Turnipax dissipata Mayr 2000
†Turnipax oechslerorum Mayr and Knopf 2007
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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G. Mayr 2000 | Turnipaxnov. gen. exhibits the above- mentionedfeaturesof the Turnipacidae.The new genusis further characterizedby the following cha- racters:scapulavery straight and narrow; humerus stout with processus supracondylaris dorsalis situated s][ightly farther distally than in Recent Charadriiformes;tibiotarsusfairly short and stout; hallux very small (about the same relative length like in the RecentLapwing, Vanellus vanellus). |