IRMNG - Steatornithidae Bonaparte, 1842

IRMNG taxon details

Steatornithidae Bonaparte, 1842

IRMNG_ID

105096 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:105096)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Caprimulgiformes

Direct children (3)

Ordering

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Genus Steatornis Humboldt & Bonpland, 1814
Genus Paraprefica Mayr, 1999 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Prefica Olson, 1987 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Steatornithidae Bonaparte, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105096 on 2024-11-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Caprimulgiformes (Order) > Steatornithidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]