Copepteryx

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Pelecaniformes
Familia: †Plotopteridae
Genus: Copepteryx

Copepteryx is an extinct genus of flightless bird of the family Plotopteridae endemic to Japan during the Oligocene living from 28.4—23 mya, existing for approximately 5.4 million years.[1]

Copepteryx is a plotopterid bird.

Taxonomy

Copepteryx was named by Olson and Hasegawa (1996). Its type is Copepteryx hexeris. It was assigned to Plotopteridae by Olson and Hasegawa (1996).

References

^ PaleoBiology Database: Copepteryx, basic info

Biology of Marine Birds (Marine Biology) by E. A. Schreiber and Joanna Burger