Phaethontiformes
Translingual
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Phaethon rubricauda
Etymology
Phaethon + -iformes
Proper noun
Phaethontiformes
- A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – tropicbirds.
Usage notes
- Phaethontidae was formerly classified within Pelecaniformes.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Phaethontidae (sole family)
References
Phaethontiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phaethontiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phaethontiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Phaethontiformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521