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Gruoidea
Taxonomy
Gruioidea was named by Stejneger (1885). It is extant. Its type is Grus.
It was corrected as Gruoidae by Hay (1930); it was corrected as Gruoidea by Wetmore (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Clarke et al. (2005), Mayr (2005) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Grallae by Hay (1902); to Gruiformes by Hay (1930); to Gruiformes by Wetmore (1933); to Aves by Mayr (2005); and to Grues by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Clarke et al. (2005) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was corrected as Gruoidae by Hay (1930); it was corrected as Gruoidea by Wetmore (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Clarke et al. (2005), Mayr (2005) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Grallae by Hay (1902); to Gruiformes by Hay (1930); to Gruiformes by Wetmore (1933); to Aves by Mayr (2005); and to Grues by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Clarke et al. (2005) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Gruioidea Stejneger |
| 1902 | Gruioidea Hay p. 527 |
| 1930 | Gruoidae Hay p. 331 |
| 1933 | Gruoidea Wetmore p. 115 |
| 1940 | Gruoidea Wetmore p. 48 |
| 1956 | Gruoidea Wetmore p. 58 |
| 1960 | Gruoidea Wetmore p. 26 |
| 2005 | Gruoidea Clarke et al. |
| 2005 | Gruoidea Mayr p. 389 |
| 2007 | Gruoidea Livezey and Zusi p. 92 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available