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Gallinula is a taxon classified as a genus within the family Rallidae. It is a subclass of water birds, with the Common Moorhen serving as its taxonomic type. The genus was described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Gallinula is an unaccepted genus authority by Mörch, 1852, placed within the family Strombidae, order Littorinimorpha, class Gastropoda, and phylum Mollusca. This classification places it in the kingdom Animalia.
Records from iDigBio indicate 59 records and 41 media items associated with the family Rallidae. These records are held by institutions including USNM, UF, WNMU, ROM, and CAS, and span the United States, Canada, Madagascar, and South Africa. The subject is referenced by 359 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Animalia
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyStrombidae
Tribonyx es un género de aves gruiformes perteneciente a la familia Rallidae endémico de Australia y Tasmania. Anteriormente sus dos miembros se clasificaban dentro del género Gallinula. Son conocidos popularmente como gallinetas.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 41
- Family
- Rallidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF, WNMU, ROM, CAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Madagascar, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- water bird
- Parent taxon
- Rallidae
- Image
- Gallinula galeata at Squaw Creek NWR.jpg
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- taxon name
- Gallinula
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Gallinula
- topic's main category
- Category:Gallinula
- Commons gallery
- Gallinula
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxonomic type
- Common Moorhen
Sources (2)
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