Concise hierarchy

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

Original entries

†Prophororhacinae (Subfamily) P. Brodkorb, 1967

Current position

Cariamoidea (Superfamily) Bonaparte, 1853

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

Alternative positions

Cariamae (Suborder) (Wagler, 1830) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 625.
Cariamida (Parvorder)	Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 98.
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: C.M. Perrins, 1991 (1990): 373.

Historical positions

Cariamoidea (Superfamily) Bonaparte, 1853	Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 91.
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: [22], 116. [implicit]
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: 1995
Cariamida (Parvorder)	Ref: B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993: 98.
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: C.M. Perrins, 1991 (1990): 373.
Cariamae (Suborder) (Wagler, 1830) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 625.
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: W.J. Bock, 1982: 982.
Gruiformes (Order) Bonaparte, 1854	Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1975 (1969): 560.
Cariamae (Suborder) (Wagler, 1830) Fürbringer, 1888	Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1967: 166.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	2g;2s; †8g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	2g;2s; †8g
2003	E.C. Dickinson: [22], 116	2g;2s
1993	B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley	2g;2s
1991 (1990)	C.M. Perrins	[2g;2s]
1982	W.J. Bock	2g;2s
1967	P. Brodkorb	[; †8g]