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Larus dominicanus (kelp gull)

Osteichthyes - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Larus dominicanus was named by Lichtenstein (1823). 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. Uhen on 2009-03-25; modified by M. Clapham on 2018-04-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein
1994Larus dominicanus Tennyson and Millener
1998Larus dominicanus Worthy p. 130
2003Larus dominicanus Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 451
2017Larus dominicanus 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
speciesdominicanusLichtenstein 1823

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 dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 [kelp gull]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) Larus dominicanus (87814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (North Otago) Larus dominicanus (87789)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Larus dominicanus (87792)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile Larus dominicanus (215543)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Larus dominicanus (177146 177147 177148)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Larus dominicanus (100554 194614 194618 194619 195150 198088)