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Psophiidae

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Psophiidae

Taxonomy
Psophiidae was named by Bonaparte (1831). It is extant.

It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Psophioidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Gruiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Psophiidae Bonaparte
1988Psophiidae Carroll
2007Psophiidae Livezey and Zusi p. 92
2014Psophiidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Psophiidae 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
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
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
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyPsophiidaeBonaparte 1831
familyPsophiidaeBonaparte 1831

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.

Fm. Psophiidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Psophia Linnaeus 1758 [trumpeters]
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Psophia crepitans Linnaeus 1758 [Grey-winged trumpeter]
Psophia dextralis Conover 1934 [Olive-winged trumpeter]
Psophia leucoptera Spix 1825 [White-winged trumpeter]
Psophia obscura Pelzeln 1857 [Black-winged trumpeter]
Psophia ochroptera Pelzeln 1857 [Ochre-winged trumpeter]
Psophia viridis Spix 1825 [Green-winged trumpeter]
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: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:54:10
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:54:10
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994
Collections
No collection or age range data are available