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Mesitornithiformes

Reptilia - Mesitornithiformes

Taxonomy
Mesitornithiformes was named by Wetmore (1960). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Mesitornithiformes Wetmore
2014Mesitornithiformes del Hoyo et al.
2017Mesitornithiformes 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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderMesitornithiformesWetmore 1960
orderMesitornithiformesWetmore 1960

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.

Or. Mesitornithiformes Wetmore 1960
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Fm. Mesitornithidae Wetmore 1960 [mesite]
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G. Mesitornis Bonaparte 1855 [mesite]
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Mesitornis unicolor Des Murs 1845 [Brown mesite]
Mesitornis variegatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1838 [White-breasted mesite]
G. Monias Oustalet and Grandidier 1903
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Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier 1903 [subdesert mesite]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available