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Pluvialis dominica (American golden plover)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae

Taxonomy
Charadrius dominicus was named by Mueller (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pluvialis dominica by Campbell (1976), Balouet and Olson (1989), Steadman et al. (1990), Steadman and Pahlavan (1992), Steadman and Intoh (1994) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1776Charadrius dominicus Mueller
1976Pluvialis dominica Campbell p. 160
1989Pluvialis dominica Balouet and Olson p. 32
1990Pluvialis dominica Steadman et al. p. 133
1992Pluvialis dominica Steadman and Pahlavan p. 467
1994Pluvialis dominica Steadman and Intoh p. 129
2017Pluvialis dominica 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
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLimicolae
infraorderCharadriides
superfamilyCharadrioidea
familyCharadriidaeVigors 1825
genusPluvialisBrisson 1760
speciesdominica(Mueller 1776)

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.

Pluvialis dominica Mueller 1776 [American golden plover]
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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: 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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Pluvialis dominica (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Pluvialis dominica (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Pluvialis dominica (103991)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Pluvialis dominica (193985)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Pluvialis dominica (209061 209062 209067 209099)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Pluvialis dominica (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Pluvialis dominica (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Pluvialis dominica (194764)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Pluvialis dominica (194650 194651)