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Turnipax

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Turnicidae

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).

Species
T. dissipata (type species), T. oechslerorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Turnipax Mayr p. 627
2007Turnipax Mayr and Knopf

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyTurnicidaeGray 1840
genusTurnipax

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. †Turnipax Mayr 2000
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Turnipax dissipata Mayr 2000
Turnipax oechslerorum Mayr and Knopf 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Mayr 2000Turnipaxnov. 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).