Aves - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Synonym: Ardea sellardsi Shufeldt 1917
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Meleagris according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Lambrecht 1933, Linnaeus 1758, Parmalee 1992, Schultz and Howard 1935, Shufeldt 1917, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956, Wetmore 1962, Wilson 1967 and Worthy 1998
Sister taxa: Meleagris altus, Meleagris celer, Meleagris crassipes, Meleagris leopoldi, Meleagris richmondi, Meleagris superba, Meleagris tridens
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), New Zealand (1), United States (45: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 47 collections including 48 occurrences
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