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Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull)

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Larus fuscus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. agentatus, L. argentatus, L. brachyrhynchos, L. elmori, L. glaucoides, L. ribibundus, L. thayeri
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2018-12-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Larus fuscus Linnaeus p. 136
2017Larus fuscus 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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—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
genusLarus
speciesfuscus

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.

Larus fuscus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser black-backed gull]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available