Aves - Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae
Synonym: Palostralegus Brodkorb 1955
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
Parent taxon: Haematopodidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Brodkorb 1955, Carroll 1988, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Olson and Steadman 1979, Warheit 2002, Wetmore 1956 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Haematopodinae, Ibidorhynchinae
Subtaxa: Haematopus finschi Haematopus moquini Haematopus ostralegus Haematopus palliatus Haematopus unicolor
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), New Zealand (6), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Ukraine (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 11 collections including 16 occurrences
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