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Anous

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Anous was named by Stephens (1826). It is extant.

It was assigned to Charadriiformes by Smith (2011); to Laridae by Olson (1975), Olson and James (1982) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Laromorphae by Mayr (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Anous Stephens
1842Procelsterna Lafresnaye
1975Anous Olson p. 28
1982Anous Olson and James p. 37
2011Anous Smith p. 30 fig. Rhodostethia
2017Anous Clements et al.
2022Anous Mayr p. 77 figs. Fig. 5.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusAnousStephens 1826

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. Anous Stephens 1826
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Anous ceruleus Bennett 1840 [blue-gray noddy]
Anous minutus Boie 1844 [black noddy]
Anous stolidus Linnaeus 1758 [brown noddy]
Anous tenuirostris Temminck 1873 [lesser noddy]
Invalid names: Procelsterna Lafresnaye 1842 [synonym]
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) A. stolidus (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands A. minutus, A. stolidus, Procelsterna cerulea (194626 194627) A. stolidus (194628 194640 194643 194644 194645 194648) Procelsterna cerulea (194623 194624 194625)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia A. minutus, A. stolidus (194675) A. stolidus (194674) A. stolidus, Procelsterna cerulea (231176) Procelsterna cerulea (231181)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga A. minutus, A. stolidus (194751) A. stolidus (194752)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) A. stolidus (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn A. spp. (193762 193764 193789 193792 193793) A. spp., Procelsterna cerulea (193763 193786 193787 193788 193790 193791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of A. minutus, A. stolidus, Procelsterna cerulea (194650 194651) A. stolidus (194653) A. stolidus, Procelsterna cerulea (194652)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau A. stolidus (209730 209731 209745)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue A. stolidus (193852 193863 193868 193870 193871 193872 193873)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0American Samoa A. stolidus (193800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands A. minutus (209072 209076 209084) A. minutus, A. stolidus (209062 209065 209066 209067 209073 209079 209083 209094 209099) A. stolidus (209060 209061 209064 209069 209074 209085 209086 209087 209091 209095 209096 209098)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands A. minutus, A. stolidus (193453) A. stolidus (193450 194756 194758 194761) Procelsterna cerulea (194764)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela A. sp., A. stolidus (197935)