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Colymbidae
Taxonomy
Colymbidae was named by Shaw (1824). It is extant. Its type is Colymbus.
It was assigned to Colymboidea by Hay (1902); to Colymbiformes by Hay (1930); and to Colymbiformes by Wetmore (1933), Wetmore (1940), Brodkorb (1955) and Wetmore (1956).
It was assigned to Colymboidea by Hay (1902); to Colymbiformes by Hay (1930); and to Colymbiformes by Wetmore (1933), Wetmore (1940), Brodkorb (1955) and Wetmore (1956).
Subtaxa
Colymbus (type genus)
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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.
Fm. Colymbidae Shaw 1824
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G. Colymbus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Colymbus (Colymbus) Linnaeus 1758
Subg. †Colymbus (Dytes) Kaup 1829
†Colymbus (Dytes) oligocaenus Shufeldt 1915
†Colymbus portisi Regalia 1902
†Colymbus subparvus Miller and Bowman 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available