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Molothrus
Taxonomy
Molothrus was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant.
It was assigned to Icteridae by Wetmore (1962) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Icteridae by Wetmore (1962) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1832 | Molothrus Swainson |
1962 | Molothrus Wetmore p. 14 |
2017 | Molothrus Clements et al. |
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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. Molothrus Swainson 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available