Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Alternative combination: Procellaria lessonii
Belongs to Pterodroma according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Olson and Rasmussen 2001 and Tennyson and Scofield 2013
Sister taxa: Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma axillaris, Pterodroma baraui, Pterodroma brevipes, Pterodroma cahow, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma hasitata, Pterodroma heraldica, Pterodroma hypoleuca, Pterodroma imberi, Pterodroma incerta, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma jugabilis, Pterodroma kurodai, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pterodroma macroptera, Pterodroma magentae, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma neglecta, Pterodroma nigripennis, Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma pycrofti, Pterodroma rupinarum
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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