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Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
Kingdom Animalia - animals
Subkingdom Bilateria - bilaterians;triploblastic animals
Branch Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
Infrakingdom Chordonia
Phylum Chordata - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
Series Amniota
Class Sauropsida
Subclass Avialae
Infraclass Aves
Parvclass Neornithes
Cohort Palaeognathae
Subcohort Ratitae
Superorder Casuariimorphae
1 Order Casuariiformes™ Sclater, 1880
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007:89 (new position); Count:[s]2f;2g;4s;20ss; ‡2s;1ss; †2s
1 Family Casuariidae™ Kaup, 1847 - cassowaries
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007:89; Count:[*]1g;3s;19ss; †1s
2 Family Dromaiidae Huxley, 1868 - emus
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007:89; Count:[s]1g;1s;1ss; ‡2s;1ss; †1s
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