Dromaius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Casuariiformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Aves Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Palaeognathae Ordo: Casuariiformes

Familia: Dromaiidae
Genus: Dromaius
Species: D. novaehollandiae – †D. ater – †D. baudinianus – †D. ocypus

Name

Dromaius Vieillot, 1816

Synonyms

• Metapteryx De Vis, 1892

References

cited sources

• De Vis, C.W. 1892: Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2), 6: 437-456, plates XXIII-XXIV. BHL

additional references

• Boles, W.E. 2001: A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu, 101: 317–321. doi: 10.1071/MU00052
• Patterson, C.; Rich, P.V. 1987: The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae). Records of the South Australian Museum, 21: 85-117. PDF

links

• ION search for Dromaius
• ION search for Metapteryx
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Dromaius
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Metapteryx

Vernacular names

English: Dromaius
Esperanto: Dromiceo
italiano: Dromaius
lietuvių: Emu
Nederlands: Emoes
日本語: エミュー属
русский: Эму