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Taxon: Order Ralliformes Reichenbach, 1854 - marsh birds and allies (bird)
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Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813 Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1967: 113. [assumed]

Original entries

†Gastornithes (Suborder) (Stejneger) P. Brodkorb, 1967

Current position

Charadriimorphae (Superorder) Huxley, 1867 Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 92.

Alternative positions

Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813 Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1967: 113. [new position]
unnamed (Infraorder) Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 399.

Historical positions

Charadriimorphae (Superorder) Huxley, 1867 Ref: B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 92.
unnamed (Infraorder) Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 399, box 9.4.
Carinatae (Infraclass) Merrem, 1813 Ref: P. Brodkorb, 1967: 113. [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 2f;36g;132s;236ss; ‡3g;33s;7ss; †12g;4s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 18 May 2015 [2f;36g;132s;236ss]
2007 B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi [2f]
1967 P. Brodkorb [; ‡3g; †7f;67g]
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