Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813

Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1963: 248. [assumed]

Current position

Pelecanimorphae (Superorder) Huxley, 1867

Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 91.

Alternative positions

Aves (Class) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 321.
Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813	Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1963: 248. [new position]
Neognathae (Superorder) Pycraft, 1900	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 626.
Neornithes (Subclass) Gadow, 1893	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1968): 573.
unnamed (Infraorder)	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 399.

Historical positions

Pelecanimorphae (Superorder) Huxley, 1867	Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 91.
unnamed (Infraorder)	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 399, box 9.4.
Neoaves (Clade) Sibley et al. 1988	Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 17. [inferred rank]
Aves (Class) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 321.
Tetrapoda (Clade) Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 375. [rough position]
Aves (Class) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: 1995
Neognathae (Superorder) Pycraft, 1900	Ref: C.M. Perrins, 1991 (1990): 19, 367.
Neognathae (Superorder) Pycraft, 1900	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 626.
Neognathae (Superorder) Pycraft, 1900	Ref: W.J. Bock, 1982: 972.
Neornithes (Subclass) Gadow, 1893	Ref: E. Mayr & G.W. Cottrell, 1979
Neognathae (Superorder) Pycraft, 1900	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Neornithes (Subclass) Gadow, 1893	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1973 (1968): 573.
Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813	Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1963: 248. [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	6f;8g;62s;82ss; ‡2s; †7f;18g;6s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 7 May 2015	[6f;8g;62s;82ss]
2007	B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi	[6f]
2003	J. Cracraft et al.: 7 May 2015	[8f;10g;64s;84ss; ‡1s]
1991 (1990)	C.M. Perrins	[6f;7g];58[57]s; ‡[1s]
1988	R.L. Carroll: 626	[6f; †3f]
1979-1984	R.C. van Caenegem et al.	6f
1982	W.J. Bock	6f;[9g]
1963	P. Brodkorb	[; †6f;19g]