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Strix aluco (tawny owl)

Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Taxonomy
Strix aluco was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strix aluco Linnaeus
1927Strix aluco Boule and De Villeneuve p. 84
2002Strix aluco Mlikovsky p. 218
2017Strix aluco Clements et al.

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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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusStrix
speciesaluco

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.

Strix aluco Linnaeus 1758 [tawny owl]
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:55:38
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:55:38
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom Strix aluco (125438)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Strix aluco (183123)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Strix aluco (34128)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Monaco Strix aluco (191730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Strix aluco (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania Strix aluco (197947)