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Cypselomorphae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Cypselomorphae was named by Huxley (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Incessores by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Strisores by Ksepka et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Cypselomorphae Huxley
2007Cypselomorphae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2013Cypselomorphae Ksepka 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
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867

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.

Superor. Cypselomorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Fm. †Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891
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G. †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
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Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891
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Invalid names: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
Aegialornis germanicus Mlikovsky 2002
Aegialornis leehnardti Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Tachyornis Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cypselavus Gaillard 1908
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Cypselavus gaillardi Ennouchi 1930
Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908
Cypselavus intermedius Gaillard 1939
G. †Mesogiornis Mlikovsky 2002
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Mesogiornis wetmorei Collins 1976
Subor. †Apodi
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G. †Primapus Harrison and Walker 1975
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Primapus lacki Harrison and Walker 1975
Fm. †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
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G. †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
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Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al. 2013
Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984
Fm. †Jungornithidae Karhu 1988
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G. †Argornis Karhu 1999
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Argornis caucasicus Karhu 1999
G. †Jungornis Karhu 1988
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Jungornis tesselatus Karhu 1988
G. †Palescyvus Karhu 1988
G. †Parargornis Mayr 2003
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G. †Scaniacypselus Harrison 1984
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Scaniacypselus szarskii Peters 1985
Scaniacypselus wardi Harrison 1984
Invalid names: Hemiprocni Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
G. †Protocypselomorphus Mayr 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available