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Pelecanoidea
Taxonomy
Pelecanoidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant. Its type is Pelecanus.
It was corrected as Pelecanoidae by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Steganopodes by Hay (1902); to Pelecaniformes by Hay (1930); and to Pelecani by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960).
It was corrected as Pelecanoidae by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Steganopodes by Hay (1902); to Pelecaniformes by Hay (1930); and to Pelecani by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960).
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||