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Lagopus (ptarmigan)

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Lagopus was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant.

It was reranked as Tetrao (Lagopus) by Richardson (1831).

It was assigned to Tetrao by Richardson (1831); and to Phasianidae by Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1760Lagopus Brisson
1831Tetrao (Lagopus) Richardson
2002Lagopus Mlikovsky p. 169
2017Lagopus 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
—PygostyliaChiappe 2002
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusLagopusBrisson 1760

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.

G. Lagopus Brisson 1760 [ptarmigan]
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†Lagopus atavus Jánossy 1976
†Lagopus balcanicus Boev 1995
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 [willow ptarmigan]
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Invalid names: Lagopus medius Woldřich 1893 [synonym]
Lagopus leucura Richardson 1831 [white-tailed ptarmigan]
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 [rock ptarmigan]
†Lagopus voinstvenskii Ganea 1972
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: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:53:00
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:53:00
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Lagopus lagopus (125445)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom Lagopus lagopus (125438) Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (124960)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Lagopus leucurus (152653)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Lagopus mutus (35045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Lagopus lagopus (93837) Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (124956 125437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Lagopus leucurus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Guadelejara) Lagopus mutus (191878)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (194807) Lagopus sp., Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (194811)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Lagopus lagopus (79548)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Wales) Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (125452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania Lagopus mutus (197948)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Lagopus mutus (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Lagopus muta (197787 197788) Lagopus sp. (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway Lagopus mutus (227461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nunavut) Lagopus sp. (73699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Lagopus sp. (74954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Romania Lagopus mutus (197949)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Lagopus sp., Lagopus mutus (104035)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Lagopus mulus (122699)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Lagopus muta (226353 227758 227817 227826 227828 227868 227872 227875 229942) Lagopus mutus (162014) Lagopus sp. (227753 227829)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Lagopus muta (199942)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Lagopus lagopus (228896) Lagopus muta (229489) Lagopus sp. (160848 228756 228898 228920 228927)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Finland Lagopus lagopus (209126 209130 209134 209150 209152 209154 209156 209162 209164)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Lagopus sp. (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Lagopus lagopus (220460)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus muta (228921) Lagopus sp. (228444 228492)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Lagopus mutus (194808) Lagopus sp., Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus mutus (194810)