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Gygis

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Gygis was named by Wagler (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Charadriiformes by Smith (2011); to Laridae by Olson (1975), Clements et al. (2017); and to Laromorphae by Mayr (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Gygis Wagler
1975Gygis Olson p. 28
2011Gygis Smith p. 30 figs. Figure 14
2017Gygis Clements et al.
2022Gygis Mayr p. 77 figs. Fig. 5.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLariSharpe 1891
infraorderLarides
superfamilyLaroideaStejneger 1885
familyLaridaeVigors 1825
genusGygisWagler 1832

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Gygis Wagler 1832
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
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Gygis alba microrhyncha Saunders 1876 [little white tern]
Gygis alba candida Gmelin 1789 [Pacific white tern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available