†family Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921 (bird)
Aves - Ralliformes - Ralloidae
Parent taxon: Ralloidea according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxon: Songziidae
Subtaxa: Elaphrocnemus Orthocnemus
Type: Orthocnemus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthocnemidae in the database