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Porphyrio hochstetteri (South Island takahe)

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Notornis hochstetteri was named by Meyer (1883). It is extant.

It was recombined as Porphyrio hochstetteri by Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Notornis hochstetteri Meyer
1933Notornis hochstetteri Lambrecht p. 478
1997Porphyrio hochstetteri Worthy p. 104
1998Porphyrio hochstetteri Worthy p. 125
2014Porphyrio hochstetteri del Hoyo et al.
2017Porphyrio hochstetteri Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyRallidaeVigors 1825
genusPorphyrioBrisson 1760
specieshochstetteri(Meyer 1883)

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.

Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 [South Island takahe]
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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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Porphyrio hochstetteri (100554 194618)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Porphyrio hochstetteri (215392 215411 215412)