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Palaeortyx
Taxonomy
Palaeortyx was named by Milne-Edwards (1869). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Galliformes by Zittel (1890); to Perdicidae by Gaillard (1908), Gaillard (1939); to Phasianinae by Brodkorb (1967); to Phasianidae by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Gohlich (2003), Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2004), Mayr et al. (2006), Mourer-Chauviré (2008), Sánchez‐Marco (2021); and to Galliformes by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Galliformes by Zittel (1890); to Perdicidae by Gaillard (1908), Gaillard (1939); to Phasianinae by Brodkorb (1967); to Phasianidae by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Gohlich (2003), Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2004), Mayr et al. (2006), Mourer-Chauviré (2008), Sánchez‐Marco (2021); and to Galliformes by Mayr (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1869 | Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards |
| 1890 | Palaeortyx Zittel p. 847 |
| 1908 | Palaeortyx Gaillard p. 97 |
| 1933 | Palaeortyx Lambrecht p. 449 |
| 1939 | Palaeortyx Gaillard p. 21 |
| 1967 | Palaeortyx Brodkorb p. 112 |
| 1988 | Palaeortyx Carroll |
| 2003 | Palaeortyx Gohlich p. 244 |
| 2004 | Palaeortyx Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 308 |
| 2006 | Palaeortyx Mayr et al. p. 130 |
| 2008 | Palaeortyx Mourer-Chauviré |
| 2021 | Palaeortyx Sánchez‐Marco |
| 2022 | Palaeortyx Mayr p. 55 figs. Fig. 4.8 |
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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.
G. †Palaeortyx Milne-Edwards 1869
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†Palaeortyx blanchardi Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx brevipes Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx caluxyensis Gaillard 1908
†Palaeortyx gaillardi Lambrecht 1933
†Palaeortyx gallica Milne-Edwards 1869
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Invalid names: Coturnix miocenica de Villalta 1963 [synonym], Palaeortyx depereti Ennouchi 1930 [synonym], Palaeortyx grivensis Lydekker 1893 [synonym], Palaeortyx ocyptera Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym], Rallus dasypus Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Palaeortyx intermedia Ballman 1966
†Palaeortyx joleaudi Ennouchi 1930
†Palaeortyx major Gaillard 1939
†Palaeortyx media Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx phasianoides Milne-Edwards 1871
†Palaeortyx phasianoides grivensis Ballman 1969
†Palaeortyx volans Gohlich and Pavia 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available