Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 130713
Synonyms: Cupidonia Reichenbach 1852 (no. 161517), Pedioecetes Baird 1858 (no. 129747)
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Agriocharis, Alectoris, Archaeophasianus, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Filholornis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Parapavo, Pavo, Peliperdix, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes
Subtaxa: Pediocetes nanus, Pedioecetes lucasi, Tympanuchus cupido, Tympanuchus lulli, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, Tympanuchus phasianellus, Tympanuchus stirtoni
Ecology: volant granivore