Platalea Linnaeus 1758
PaleoDB taxon number: 368588
Alternative spelling: Platea
Synonyms: Ajaia Reichenbach 1853 (no. 372668), Ajaja Reichenbach 1853 (no. 289978), Platibis Bonaparte 1856 (no. 373371)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Threskiornithidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Eudocimus, Geronticus, Ibidopodia, Lophotibis, Milnea, Plataleinae, Plegadis, Protibis, Rhynchaeites, Threskiornis, Threskiornithinae, Xenicibis
Subtaxa: Ajaja chione, Platalea ajaja, Platalea alba, Platalea flavipes, Platalea leucorodia, Platalea subtenuis