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Scolopaci

Reptilia - Charadriiformes

Taxonomy
Scolopaci was named by Strauch (1978). It is extant.

It was assigned to Charadriiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), De Pietri et al. (2015) and Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Charadriiformes by Mayr (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Scolopaci Strauch
2014Scolopaci del Hoyo et al.
2015Scolopaci De Pietri et al.
2020Scolopaci Worthy and Nguyen p. 94
2022Scolopaci Mayr p. 77 figs. Fig. 5.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderScolopaciStrauch 1978
suborderScolopaciStrauch 1978

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.

Subor. Scolopaci Strauch 1978
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G. †Hakawai De Pietri et al. 2015
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Hakawai melvillei De Pietri et al. 2015
G. †Scolopacimilis De Pietri and Mayr 2012
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Scolopacimilis lartetianus Milne-Edwards 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Altonian or 55.80000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Scolopaci indet. (15595)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) Scolopaci indet. (75867)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Totanus lartetianus (152490)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Hakawai melvillei (73690 126289 126290 152098 153884 175632 175681)