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Egretta sacra (Pacific reef-heron)

Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Ardea sacra Gmelin
1991Egretta sacra Steadman p. 334
1992Egretta sacra Steadman
1992Egretta sacra Steadman and Pahlavan p. 463
1994Egretta sacra Steadman p. 222
1999Egretta sacra Steadman et al.
2014Egretta sacra del Hoyo et al.
2017Egretta sacra Clements et al.
2018Egretta sacra Rigal et al. p. 20

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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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
familyArdeidaeLeach 1820
genusEgrettaForster 1817
speciessacra(Gmelin 1789)

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.

Egretta sacra Gmelin 1789 [Pacific reef-heron]
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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: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:51:50
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Egretta sacra (194695)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Egretta sacra (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Egretta sacra (194995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Egretta sacra (194622 194623 194648)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0American Samoa Egretta sacra (193800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Egretta sacra (193453)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Egretta sacra (194675 198011)