| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Coturnix (quail)
Taxonomy
Coturnix was named by Bonnaterre (1791). It is extant.
It was assigned to Perdicinae by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Baird (1992), Mlikovsky (2002), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Wang et al. (2013) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Perdicinae by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Baird (1992), Mlikovsky (2002), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Wang et al. (2013) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1791 | Coturnix Bonnaterre |
| 1871 | Palaeoperdix Milne-Edwards |
| 1933 | Palaeoperdix Lambrecht p. 431 |
| 1992 | Coturnix Baird p. 25 |
| 2002 | Coturnix Mlikovsky p. 153 |
| 2003 | Coturnix Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 449 |
| 2006 | Coturnix Crowe et al. p. 527 |
| 2013 | Coturnix Wang et al. |
| 2017 | Coturnix Clements et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Coturnix Bonnaterre 1791 [quail]
show all | hide all
Coturnix coturnix Linnaeus 1758 [common quail]
hide
Invalid names: Scolopax ghardalamensi Fischer and Stephan 1974 [synonym]
†Coturnix gomerae Jaume et al. 1993 [Canary Islands quail]
Coturnix japonica Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Japanese quail]
†Coturnix longipes Milne-Edwards 1871
hide
Invalid names: Palaeocryptonyx gaillardi Ennouchi 1930 [synonym]
†Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [New Zealand quail]
Coturnix pectoralis Gould 1837 [stubble quail]
Invalid names: Palaeoperdix Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, o = order | |||||
| References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (71 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messinian | Italy (Piedmont) | Coturnix sp. (172914 172915 172916 199859) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Coturnix sp. (22333) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Coturnix coturnix (35457) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Coturnix sp. (28298) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Palencia) | Coturnix coturnix (221564 221570) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Murcia) | Coturnix coturnix (34128) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Coturnix coturnix (34870) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Coturnix australis, Coturnix pectoralis (28364) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Coturnix coturnix (175900) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary | Coturnix coturnix (35047) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Coturnix coturnix (197786) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Monaco | Coturnix coturnix (191730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Peloponnesus) | Coturnix coturnix (184245) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Coturnix pectoralis (136072 181314) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Coturnix coturnix (192950) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Coturnix coturnix (125437) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Coturnix coturnix (51552 51553) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Corse) | Coturnix cotumix (215363) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation | Coturnix coturnix (194807) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Coturnix sp. (194980) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Coturnix coturnix (197938) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Jordan | Coturnix coturnix (197945) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy | Coturnix coturnix (197769 197772 197773 197787) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Coturnix novaezelandiae (87810 87814) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal | Coturnix coturnix (197768) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Coturnix japonica (193440) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Spain | Coturnix gomerae (194298) | |
| Holocene | France (Corse) | Coturnix coturnix (215378) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Coturnix sp. (194981) | |
| Holocene | Spain | Coturnix coturnix (194935 199942) Coturnix gomerae (194379) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | Coturnix sp. (195020) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Coturnix novaezelandiae (87803 215380 215385 215386 215387 215388 215391 215392 215395 215403 215412 215415 215416 215417 215418 215419 215421 215422 215583 215611 215614) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Coturnix pectoralis (193986 193987) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand | Coturnix novaezelandiae (100554 194618 194619) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Coturnix coturnix (194808) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Coturnix sp. (138410) |