Aves - Suliformes - Sulidae
Alternative combinations: Moris bassanus, Pelecanus bassanus, Sula bassana
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
Belongs to Morus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hamon 1959, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Linnaeus 1758, Malatesta 1980 and Varricchio 2002
Sister taxa: Moris lompocana, Moris loxostyla, Moris reyana, Morus atlanticus, Morus avitus, Morus capensis, Morus humeralis, Morus magnus, Morus olsoni, Morus peninsularis, Morus peruvianus, Morus poolensis, Morus recentior, Morus reyanus, Morus serrator, Morus vagabundus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Italy (1), Spain (2), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (6: Florida, Virginia)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
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