Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Alternative combinations: Puffinus (Puffinus) opisthomelas, Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas
Belongs to Puffinus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Hubbs and Jehl 1976, Miller and DeMay 1942 and Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Puffinus (Puffinus), Puffinus antiquus, Puffinus aquitanicus, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus eyermani, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus holeae, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus micraulax, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus nestori, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus spelaeus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (12: California)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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