Aethia Merrem 1788 (auklet)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Synonym: Cyclorrhynchus Kaup 1829
Parent taxon: Aethiini according to N. A. Smith 2014
See also Carroll 1988, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Howard 1968, Howard 1978, Howard 1982, Olson 1985 and Smith 2011
Sister taxon: Ptychoramphus
Subtaxa: Aethia barnesi Aethia cristatella Aethia psittacula Aethia pusilla Aethia pygmaea Aethia rossmoori Aethia storeri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), United States (3: Alaska)
• Miocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 10 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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