Rallus Linnaeus 1758 (rail)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Synonym: Epirallus Miller 1942

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Baird 1992, Brodkorb 1967, Carroll 1988, Emslie 1992, Gaillard 1908, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Morgan 1994, Olson 1974, Olson 1977, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, 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, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia

Subtaxa: Rallus aquaticus Rallus cyanocavi Rallus elegans Rallus ibycus Rallus limicola Rallus longirostris Rallus natator Rallus phillipsi Rallus prenticei Rallus recessus Rallus richmondi Rallus sumiderensis Rallus virginianus

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Type: Rallus aquaticus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (2 collections), Bermuda (3), Cayman Islands (1), France (1), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Italy (3), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Spain (2), United States (26: California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Virginia)

• Blancan of United States (2: Florida)

• Miocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 46 collections including 60 occurrences

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