Aethia Merrem 1788 (auklet)

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

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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

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