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Onychoprion

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Laridae

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

It was assigned to Sterninae by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Laridae by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Onychoprion Wagler
2014Onychoprion del Hoyo et al.
2017Onychoprion 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
genusOnychoprionWagler 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. Onychoprion Wagler 1832
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Onychoprion anaethetus Scopoli 1786 [Bridled tern]
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus 1766 [sooty tern]
Onychoprion lunatus Peale 1848 [gray-backed tern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available