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Gallirallus australis (weka)
Taxonomy
Rallus australis was named by Sparrman (1786). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gallirallus australis by Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Gallirallus australis by Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1786 | Rallus australis Sparrman |
1997 | Gallirallus australis Worthy p. 104 |
1998 | Gallirallus australis Worthy p. 124 |
2003 | Gallirallus australis Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 450 |
2017 | Gallirallus australis 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.
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 [weka]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (26 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Gallirallus australis (87806 87810 87814) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (North Otago) | Gallirallus australis (87789) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | New Zealand | Gallirallus australis (182828 182833 182838 182840) | |
Holocene | New Zealand | Gallirallus australis (100554 181849 194618 194619 195150 215577) | |
Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Gallirallus australis (215385 215388 215392 215395 215403 215411 215412 215418 215421 215611 215614 215617) |