Superfamily Threskiornithoidea Lambrecht 1933
Alternative spelling: Threskiornithides
Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1933. Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. 1-1024
Parent taxon: Ciconiae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Ciconioidea, Pelagodornithoidea
Subtaxa: Plataleidae
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (3 collections), United States (13: Hawaii)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences