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Alopecoenas erythropterus (Polynesian ground-dove)

Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Taxonomy
Columba erythroptera was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gallicolumba erythroptera by Steadman (1991) and Steadman and Pahlavan (1992); it was recombined as Alopecoenas erythropterus by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Columba erythroptera Gmelin
1991Gallicolumba erythroptera Steadman p. 340
1992Gallicolumba erythroptera Steadman and Pahlavan p. 467
2017Alopecoenas erythropterus 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
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidae
genusAlopecoenasSharpe 1899
specieserythropterus(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.

Alopecoenas erythropterus Gmelin 1789 [Polynesian ground-dove]
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:24
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:14:09
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Gallicolumba erythroptera (97455 193454 193456 194764 194765)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Gallicolumba erythroptera (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Gallicolumba erythroptera (194675)