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Hieraaetus edwardsi

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Eutolmaetus edwardsi was named by Sharpe (1899).

It was recombined as Aquila edwardsi by Lambrecht (1933); it was recombined as Hieraaetus edwardsi by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Aquila minuta Milne-Edwards
1871Eutolmaetus edwardsi Milne-Edwards
1899Eutolmaetus edwardsi Sharpe
1933Aquila edwardsi Lambrecht p. 408
1963Aquila minuta de Villalta p. 264
2002Hieraaetus edwardsi Mlikovsky p. 194

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusHieraaetusKaup 1844
speciesedwardsi(Sharpe 1899)

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.

Hieraaetus edwardsi Sharpe 1899
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Invalid names: Aquila minuta Milne-Edwards 1871 [replaced]
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:32:13
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:13
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available