Taxonomy Profile: Mesitornithiformes

Mesitornithiformes: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Order
Synonym(s):
Mesoenatides
Mesitornithes
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mesitornithiformes: 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 |
Mesitornithiformes Direct Children(s):
Mesitornithiformes: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Mesitornithiformes
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 5.4), website (version 5.4)
Acquired:
2015-10-24
Notes:
Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2015. IOC World Bird List (v 5.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 01 February, 2015]
Reference for:
Mesitornithiformes
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2015.02.01
Acquired:
2015-01-02
Notes:
"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Mesitornithiformes
Publication(s):
Mesitornithiformes: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mesitornithiformes: Comments
Comment:
Move Mesites (Mesitornithidae) from the Gruiformes to their own Order, the Mesitornithiformes (Hackett et al. 2008, relationships uncertain) (IOC List v5.1)