Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Invalid subtaxa: Prion Lacepede 1801 [replaced name], Pseudoprion Coues 1866
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Procellariidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1992, Carroll 1988, Olson 1985, Olson 1985, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Sallaberry et al. 2007 and Worthy 1997
Sister taxa: Aphrodroma, Ardenna, Argyrodyptes, Bulweria, Calonectris, Daption, Diomedeoides, Eopuffinus, Fulmarinae, Fulmarus, Halobaena, Macronectes, Oestrelata, Pachyptilinae, Pagodroma, Pelecanoides, Primodroma, Procellaria, Procellariinae, Pseudobulweria, Pterodroma, Pterodromoides, Puffininae, Puffinini, Puffinus, Thalassoica
Subtaxa: Pachyptila crassirostris Pachyptila desolata Pachyptila salax Pachyptila salvini Pachyptila turtur Pachyptila vittata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (5 collections), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), French Southern Territories (1), New Zealand (10)
• Pliocene of South Africa (4), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Chile (1)
Total: 23 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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