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Phalaropus tricolor (Wilson's phalarope)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Taxonomy
Steganopus tricolor was named by Vieillot (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phalaropus tricolor by Steadman et al. (2015), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Steganopus tricolor Vieillot
1976Steganopus tricolor Campbell p. 162
2015Phalaropus tricolor Steadman et al. p. 557
2017Phalaropus tricolor 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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyScolopacidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPhalaropusBrisson 1760
speciestricolor(Vieillot 1819)

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.

Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 [Wilson's phalarope]
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Steganopus tricolor (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Phalaropus tricolor (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Steganopus tricolor (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Phalaropus tricolor (63515)