Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Podicipediformes

Current position

Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888

Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 90.

Alternative positions

Podicipedida (Parvorder)

Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 126.

Historical positions

Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 90.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: [22], 79. [implicit]
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 376.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: 1995
Podicipedida (Parvorder)	Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 126.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: C.M. Perrins, 1991 (1990): 367.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 626.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: W.J. Bock, 1982: 970.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: E. Mayr & G.W. Cottrell, 1979
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1968): 570.
Podicipediformes (Order) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1963: 226.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	6g;19s;43ss; ‡3s; †1g;1s;1ss
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 6 May 2015	[6g;19s;43ss; †1g]
2003	E.C. Dickinson: [22], 79	6g;22[19]s;[43ss]; ‡3s
1993	B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley	6g;22[20]s; ‡[2s]
1991 (1990)	C.M. Perrins	[6g;20s; ‡2s]
1982	W.J. Bock	5g;20s
1973 (1968)	B. Grzimek et al.	4g10s
1963	P. Brodkorb	[; †1g]