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Gelochelidon

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Gelochelidon was named by Brehm (1830). It is extant. Its type is Sterna nilotica.

It was assigned to Laridae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species
G. nilotica
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-04-08; modified by M. Clapham on 2018-04-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Gelochelidon Brehm
2017Gelochelidon Clements et al.

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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
genusGelochelidonBrehm 1830

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. Gelochelidon Brehm 1830
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Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 [gull-billed tern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available