Melidora macrorrhina jobiensis

Interesting Facts

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Passerimorphae () - Sibley et al., 1988
        Order: Coraciiformes () - Forbes, 1884
        Suborder: Halcyones () - Forbes, 1884
        Infraorder: Alcedinides () -
        Parvorder: Alcedinida ()
        Superfamily: Alcedinoidea () - Stejneger, 1885
        Family: Alcedinidae () - Bonaparte, 1831
        Subfamily: Halcyoninae ()
        Genus: Melidora () - Lesson 1830
        Specific name: macrorrhina
        Subspecies: jobiensis
        Scientific name: - Melidora macrorrhina jobiensis Salvadori 1880 Salvadori 1880 Mem.R.Accad.Sci.Torino(2) 33 p.502

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.