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Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831

104295  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104295)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Galliformes (Order)
  8. Megapodiidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aepypodius Oustalet, 1880
  2. Genus Alectura Latham, 1824
  3. Genus Garrdimalga Shute, Prideaux & Worthy, 2017 †
  4. Genus Latagallina Shute, Prideaux & Worthy, 2017 †
  5. Genus Leipoa Gould, 1841
  6. Genus Macrocephalon Müller, 1846
  7. Genus Megapodius Gaimard in Férussac, 1823
  8. Genus Mwalau Worthy, Hawkins, Bedford & Spriggs, 2015 †
  9. Genus Talegalla Lesson, 1828
  10. Genus Aepipodius Salvadori, 1891 accepted as Aepypodius Oustalet, 1880
  11. Genus Aepypus Oustalet, 1880 accepted as Aepypodius Oustalet, 1880
  12. Genus Alectorura Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Alectura Latham, 1824
  13. Genus Alectrura Blyth, 1852 accepted as Alectura Latham, 1824
  14. Genus Catheturus Swainson, 1837 accepted as Alectura Latham, 1824
  15. Genus Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant, 1893 accepted as Megapodius Gaimard in Férussac, 1823
  16. Genus Laiopa Gray, 1870 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  17. Genus Leiopa Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  18. Genus Leiopa Gray, 1841 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  19. Genus Liopa Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  20. Genus Lipoa Sundevall, 1873 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  21. Genus Lipoa Bonaparte, 1842 accepted as Leipoa Gould, 1841
  22. Genus Progoura Lydekker in Newton, 1893 (Misspelling)
  23. Genus Tallegallus Schlegel, 1872 accepted as Talegalla Lesson, 1828
  24. Genus Tallogalla Rosenberg, 1863 accepted as Talegalla Lesson, 1828
  25. Genus Ngawupodius Boles & Ivison, 1999 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  26. Genus Progura De Vis, 1889 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  27. Genus Rectes Reichenbach, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
  28. Genus Talegallus Lesson, 1826 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104295 on 2025-12-28
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

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) > Galliformes (Order) > Megapodiidae (Family) [details]

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