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Quiscalus (grackle)
Taxonomy
Quiscalus was named by Vieillot (1816). It is extant.
It was assigned to Icterinae by Parmalee (1992); and to Icteridae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Powell et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Icterinae by Parmalee (1992); and to Icteridae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Powell et al. (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1816 | Quiscalus Vieillot |
1940 | Quiscalus Wetmore p. 76 |
1956 | Quiscalus Wetmore p. 96 |
1992 | Quiscalus Parmalee p. 316 |
2008 | Quiscalus Powell et al. |
2017 | Quiscalus 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. Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 [grackle]
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Quiscalus lugubris Swainson 1838 [carib grackle]
Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 [boat-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus mexicanus Gmelin 1788 [great-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 [common grackle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subf = subfamily, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Collections (11 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Rancholabrean | Mexico (Sonora) | Quiscalus mexicanus (20495) | |
Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Quiscalus mexicanus (20398) Quiscalus quiscula (20491) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Quiscalus quiscula (20595) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Quiscalus quiscula (154773) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Venezuela (Zulia) | Quiscalus lugubris (63515) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | Quiscalus quiscula (84181) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Megaquiscalus major, Quiscalus quiscula (154771) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Wyoming) | Quiscalus sp. (93277) | |
Holocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Quiscalus mexicanus (195047) | |
Holocene | USA (Ohio) | Quiscalus quiscula (195062) |