Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1963. An extinct rail from the island of St. Helena. Ibis 103b:379-381
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to W. R. P. Bourne et al. 2003
See also Brodkorb 1967, Olson 1973 and Wetmore 1963
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Nesotrochis, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Aphanocrex podarces
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Saint Helena (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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