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Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian oystercatcher)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Haematopodidae

Taxonomy
Haematopus ostralegus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. Its type specimen is 1.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus
1998Haematopus ostralegus Worthy p. 128
2001Haematopus ostralegus Olson and Rasmussen p. 292
2002Haematopus ostralegus Warheit p. 36 figs. Appendix 2.1
2017Haematopus ostralegus Clements et al.
2018Haematopus ostralegus Pavia et al. p. 35

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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
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyHaematopodidaeBonaparte 1838
genusHaematopus
speciesostralegus

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.

Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian oystercatcher]
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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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Haematopus ostralegus (52582)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy Haematopus ostralegus (197786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Haematopus ostralegus (100554 194619)