PaleoDB taxon number: 39353
Synonyms: Raphidae Wetmore 1930 (no. 92330), Raphinae Wetmore 1930 (no. 400734)
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Columbiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Columbae, Dididae, Pterocletes
Subtaxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Columbinae, Didunculinae, Drepanoptila, Ducula, Dysmoropelia, Ectopistes, Eurostopodinae, Gallicolumba, Geopelia, Geotrygon, Gerandia, Gourinae, Hemiphaga, Leptotila, Leucosarcia, Lithophaps, Lopholaimus, Macropygia, Natunaornis, Nesoenas, Ocyphaps, Oena, Patagioenas, Peristerinae, Pezophaps, Phaps, Ptilinopus, Raphus, Rupephaps, Streptopelia, Treron, Trugon, Turtur, Zenaida
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore