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Larus californicus (California gull)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Larus californicus was named by Lawrence (1854). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. brachyrhynchos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Larus californicus Lawrence
1862Larus californicus Coues p. 301
1902Larus californicus Hay p. 525
1930Larus californicus Hay p. 341
1956Larus californicus Wetmore p. 76
1992Larus californicus Guthrie p. 323
2017Larus californicus Clements et al.

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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)
—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
speciescalifornicusLawrence 1854

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 californicus Lawrence 1854 [California 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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.3 - 0.0USA (California) Larus californicus (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Larus californicus (120827 120830 123918 125236 176102 215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Larus californicus (93251)