Alca Linnaeus 1758 (auk)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae

Synonyms: Australca Brodkorb 1955, Plautus Linnaeus 1758

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: Alcidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Brodkorb 1955, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Dyke and Walker 2005, Hay 1902, Hay 1902, Howard 1968, Lambrecht 1933, Martin et al. 2000, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1985, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Smith 2011, Smith and Clarke 2011, Wetmore 1956 and Wijnker and Olson 2009

Sister taxa: Aethiinae, Alcinae, Cepphus, Fratercula, Fraterculinae, Mancallinae, Miocepphus, Nautilornithinae, Petralcinae

Subtaxa: Alca ausonia Alca carolinensis Alca grandis Alca minor Alca olsoni Alca stewarti Alca torda

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Finland (1 collection), Italy (1), Norway (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Florida, Maine)

• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Italy (1), Spain (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of United States (6: California, Florida, Maryland, Virginia)

Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences

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