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Sula dactylatra (masked booby)

Reptilia - Suliformes - Sulidae

Taxonomy
Sula dactylatra was named by Lesson (1831). It is extant.

Subspecies
S. tasmani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Sula dactylatra Lesson
1975Sula dactylatra Olson p. 24
1982Sula dactylatra Olson and James p. 33
1994Sula dactylatra Steadman and Intoh p. 126
2017Sula dactylatra Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
familySulidaeReichenbach 1849
genusSulaBrisson 1760
speciesdactylatraLesson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sula dactylatra Lesson 1831 [masked booby]
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Sula dactylatra tasmani van Tets et al. 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Sula dactylatra (209085)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena Sula dactylatra (176072 176075 194214 194220 194278 194290 194291) Sula sp. (194221)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Sula dactylatra (194650)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Sula tasmani (194989 194990)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Norfolk Island Sula dactylatra (194562 194563 194565 194566 194567) Sula tasmani (194991 194992 194993 194994)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Sula dactylatra (193763 193764 193786 193790)