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Bombycillidae
Taxonomy
Bombycillidae was named by Swainson (1831). It is extant.
It was assigned to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); to Passerida by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Muscicapoidea by Zuccon et al. (2006); to Passerida by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1831 | Bombycillidae Swainson |
1940 | Bombycillidae Wetmore p. 75 |
1956 | Bombycillidae Wetmore p. 95 |
2006 | Bombycillidae Zuccon et al. |
2007 | Bombycillidae Livezey and Zusi p. 95 |
2017 | Bombycillidae Clements et al. |
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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.
Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
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G. Bombycilla Vieillot 1807
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Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 [cedar waxwing]
Bombycilla garrulus Linnaeus 1758 [Bohemian waxwing]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bombycilla cedrorum (215552 218989) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Bombycilla cedrorum (103991) | |
Holocene | Russian Federation | Bombycilla garrulus (194810) |