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Turniciformes
Huxley, 1868
(bird)
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Entity:
Charadriimorphae (Superorder)
..Charadriiformes (Order) - shorebirds, gulls, auks
..Gruiformes (Order)
..Ralliformes (Order) - marsh birds and allies
..Turniciformes (Order)
....Mesitornithidae (Family) - mesites
....Turnicidae (Family) - buttonquails
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
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(Class)
Reptilia
Current position
Charadriimorphae
(Superorder)
Huxley, 1867
Ref:
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
: 92.
Alternative positions
Turnicae
(Parvclass)
Ref:
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993
: 19.
Historical positions
Charadriimorphae
(Superorder)
Huxley, 1867
Ref:
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
: 92.
Turnicae
(Parvclass)
Ref:
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993
: 19.
Number of Subtaxa
2024
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
2f;4g;19s;48ss; ‡1ss
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 19 May 2015
[2f;4g;19s;48ss; ‡1ss]
2007
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi
[2f]
1993
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley
[1f];2g;17s
1990
1f
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1 Feb 2024