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Gallirallus
Taxonomy
Gallirallus was named by Lafresnaye (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Rallinae by Brodkorb (1967) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Rallidae by Lambrecht (1933), Olson (1977), Worthy (1997), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Meijer et al. (2013) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Rallinae by Brodkorb (1967) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Rallidae by Lambrecht (1933), Olson (1977), Worthy (1997), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003), Meijer et al. (2013) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
G. astolfoi, G. australis, G. dieffenbachii, G. epulare, G. gracilitibia, G. huiatua, G. insignis, G. lafresnayanus, G. minor, G. modestus, G. okinawae, G. owstoni, G. philippensis, G. ripleyi, G. roletti, G. storrsolsoni, G. vekamatolu, Hypotaenidia insignis, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Hypotaenidia torquata, Hypotaenidia vavauensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1830 | Ocydromus Wagler |
1841 | Gallirallus Lafresnaye |
1853 | Hypotaenidia Reichenbach |
1893 | Tricholimnas Sharpe |
1933 | Gallirallus Lambrecht p. 472 |
1967 | Gallirallus Brodkorb p. 123 |
1977 | Gallirallus Olson p. 366 |
1997 | Gallirallus Worthy p. 104 |
2003 | Gallirallus Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 450 |
2013 | Gallirallus Meijer et al. p. 881 |
2014 | Gallirallus del Hoyo et al. |
2014 | Hypotaenidia del Hoyo et al. |
2017 | Gallirallus Clements et al. |
2019 | Hypotaenidia Worthy and Burley |
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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. Gallirallus Lafresnaye 1841
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†Gallirallus astolfoi Salvador et al. 2021
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 [weka]
†Gallirallus dieffenbachii Gray 1843 [Dieffenbach's rail]
†Gallirallus epulare Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Nuku Hiva rail]
†Gallirallus gracilitibia Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Ua Huka rail]
†Gallirallus huiatua Steadman et al. 2000
†Gallirallus insignis Forbes 1892
Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian rail]
†Gallirallus minor Hamilton 1892
†Gallirallus modestus Hutton 1872 [Chatham Islands rail]
Gallirallus okinawae Yamashina and Mano 1981 [Okinawa rail]
Gallirallus owstoni Rothschild 1895 [Guam rail]
Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 [buff-banded rail]
†Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis Hutton 1879 [Macquarie Island rail]
†Gallirallus ripleyi Steadman 1987 [Mangaia rail]
†Gallirallus roletti Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Tahuata rail]
†Gallirallus storrsolsoni Kirchman and Steadman 2006
†Gallirallus vekamatolu Kirchman and Steadman 2005 [Eua rail]
Invalid names: Hypotaenidia Reichenbach 1853 [synonym], Ocydromus Wagler 1830 [synonym], Tricholimnas Sharpe 1893 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.78100 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.126 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.126 Ma
Collections (123 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Rallus philippensis (28364) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Papua New Guinea | G. n. sp., G. philippensis (194696) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (South Island) | G. australis (87806 87810 87814) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) | G. sp. (193376) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | G. okinawae (193442 193445) G. sp. (193440) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (North Otago) | G. australis (87789) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Tonga | G. n. sp. (194699) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Okinawa) | G. okinawae (192971) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | G. philippensis (136072) Rallus philippensis (181314) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | New Zealand | G. australis (182828 182833 182838 182840) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Tonga | G. n. sp. (194698 194717) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Papua New Guinea | G. n. sp. (194697) G. n. sp., G. philippensis (194693 194694) | |
Holocene | Niue | G. n. sp. (193850) G. philippensis (193851 193854 193855 193864 193866 193873) | |
Holocene | New Caledonia | G. philippensis, Tricholimnas lafresnayanus (13221 193985 193986 193987) Tricholimnas lafresnayanus (23115 193983 193984 193988 193989) | |
Holocene | Vanuatu (Efate) | Hypotaenidia philippensis (185434) | |
Holocene | Northern Mariana Islands | G. sp. (194625 194626 194627 194628 194629 194631 194633 194642 194643 194644 194645) | |
Holocene | Tonga | G. philippensis (194700 194701 194702 194713 194714 194715 194716 194751 194752 194753 194754 194755) | |
Holocene | French Polynesia | G. epulare (193471) G. gracilitibia (194746) G. n. sp. (177149 193468 193473 194675) G. sp. (193467 231179) | |
Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | G. australis (215385 215388 215392 215395 215403 215411 215412 215418 215421 215611 215614 215617) | |
Holocene | Australia (Victoria) | Rallus philippensis (138410) | |
Holocene | New Zealand | G. australis (100554 181849 194618 194619 195150 215577) G. dieffenbachii (198102 198103 198117 198194 198195 198196 198198 198199 198202 198217) G. dieffenbachii, G. modestus (194614 198088) G. sp. (175901) | |
Holocene | Australia (Macquarie Island) | G. macquariensis (194606 194607) | |
Holocene | French Polynesia (Society Islands) | G. sp. (215325) | |
Holocene | Cook Islands | G. ripleyi (97455 194747 194762 194763 194764 194765) | |
Holocene | Tonga (Vava'u) | Hypotaenidia philippensis (208862) Hypotaenidia philippensis, Hypotaenidia vavauensis (208864 208865) Hypotaenidia vavauensis (208863) | |
Holocene | Solomon Islands | G. philippensis (209066 209067) | |
Holocene | Norfolk Island | G. Norfolk sp. (194565) G. philippensis (194562 194566 194567) | |
Holocene | Guam | G. owstoni (208640) |