Taxonomy Profile: Megapodius (Gaimard 1823)

Megapodius: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Megapodes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megapodius: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Galliformes
Fowls |
Gallinaceous Birds |
gallinacées |
volaille |
Family : Megapodiidae
Megapodes |
Genus : Megapodius
Megapodes |
Megapodius Direct Children(s):
Megapodius freycinet
(Gaimard 1823)
Megapodius laperouse
(Gaimard 1823)
Megapodius cumingii
(Dillwyn 1853)
Megapodius bernsteinii
(Schlegel 1866)
Megapodius reinwardt
(Dumont 1823)
Megapodius eremita
(Hartlaub 1868)
Megapodius layardi
(Tristram 1879)
Megapodius pritchardii
(G R Gray 1864)
Megapodius tenimberensis
(P L Sclater 1883)
Megapodius geelvinkianus
(A B Meyer 1874)
Megapodius forstenii
(G R Gray 1847)
Megapodius decollatus
(Oustalet 1878)
Megapodius: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Megapodius
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Megapodius
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Megapodius
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.11.09
Acquired:
2006-12-29
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Megapodius
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megapodius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Megapodius
Megapodius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Megapodius: Comments