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Numenius phaeopus (whimbrel)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Scolopax phaeopus Linnaeus p. 146
1953Podiceps gadowi Hachisuka p. 124
1956Numenius phaeopus Wetmore p. 72
1958Numenius phaeopus Parmalee p. 173
1964Podiceps gadowi Brodkorb p. 203
1976Numenius phaeopus Campbell p. 162
1994Numenius phaeopus Steadman and Intoh p. 130
1999Numenius phaeopus Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 27
2003Numenius phaeopus Steadman et al.
2004Numenius phaeopus Broughton p. 26
2008Numenius phaeopus Zelenkov et al.
2017Numenius phaeopus 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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyScolopacidaeRafinesque 1815
genusNumeniusBrisson 1760
speciesphaeopus()

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.

Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 [whimbrel]
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Invalid names: Podiceps gadowi Hachisuka 1953 [synonym]
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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Russian Federation Numenius phaeopus (194811)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Ecuador Numenius phaeopus (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Numenius phaeopus (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Numenius phaeopus (120830 176102)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Portugal Numenius phaeopus (197768)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Podiceps sp. (194025)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Illinois) Numenius phaeopus (195053 195056)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Numenius phaeopus (194650 194651 194653)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Numenius phaeopus (194926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Numenius phaeopus (193992)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Numenius phaeopus (195047)