Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alternative spelling: Mancallidae
Full reference: L. Miller. 1946. The Lucas Auk appears again. Condor 48(1):32-36
Parent taxon: Alcidae according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020
See also Howard 1968, Howard 1982, Miller and Howard 1949, Olson 1981, Olson 1985, Smith 2011, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Aethiinae, Alca, Alcinae, Cepphus, Fratercula, Fraterculinae, Miocepphus, Nautilornithinae, Petralcinae
Subtaxa: Mancalla emlongi Miomancalla Praemancalla Praemancalla lagunensis
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (13: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences