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Ralloidae
Taxonomy
Ralloidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant. Its type is Rallus.
It was corrected as Ralloidae by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Ralliformes by Hay (1930); to Grues by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960); and to Gruiformes by Mayr et al. (2019).
It was corrected as Ralloidae by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Ralliformes by Hay (1930); to Grues by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960); and to Gruiformes by Mayr et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1815 | Ralloidea Rafinesque |
1930 | Ralloidae Hay p. 333 |
1940 | Ralloidea Wetmore p. 51 |
1956 | Ralloidea Wetmore p. 62 |
1960 | Ralloidea Wetmore p. 27 |
2019 | Ralloidea Mayr et al. p. 806 |
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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.
Superfm. Ralloidae Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Elaphrocnemus crex Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus gracilis Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus phasianus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Orthocnemus cursor Milne-Edwards 1891
†Orthocnemus major Milne-Edwards 1891
Fm. †Songziidae Hou 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available