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Calonectris (shearwater)
Taxonomy
Calonectris was named by Mathews and Iredale (1915). It is extant.
It was assigned to Procellariidae by Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Mlikovsky (2002), Olson (2009), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Procellariidae by Olson (1985), Carroll (1988), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Mlikovsky (2002), Olson (2009), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1915 | Calonectris Mathews and Iredale |
| 1985 | Calonectris Olson p. 156 |
| 1988 | Calonectris Carroll |
| 2001 | Calonectris Olson and Rasmussen p. 256 |
| 2002 | Calonectris Mlikovsky p. 81 |
| 2009 | Calonectris Olson p. 466 |
| 2017 | Calonectris Clements et al. |
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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. Calonectris Mathews and Iredale 1915 [shearwater]
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Calonectris diomedea Scopoli 1769 [Cory's shearwater]
Calonectris diomedea borealis Cory 1891
†Calonectris krantzi Olson and Rasmussen 2001
†Calonectris kurodai Olson 2009
Calonectris leucomelas Temminck 1836 [streaked shearwater]
†Calonectris wingatei Olson 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langhian | USA (Virginia) | Calonectris kurodai (79793) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Calonectris kurodai (71800) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Calonectris sp. (13408) | |
| Zanclean | South Africa | Calonectris sp. (100313) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Calonectris krantzi, Calonectris borealis, Calonectris diomedea (52582) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Bermuda | Calonectris diomedea (94308) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal | Calonectris diomedea (216958) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy | Calonectris diomedea (122311 216955) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Calonectris leucomelas (210642) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Wales) | Calonectris diomedea (124954) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Gibraltar | Calonectris diomedea (122805) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Canary Islands) | Calonectris diomedea (230666) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Calonectris diomedea (122309 216959) | |
| Holocene | Portugal | Calonectris diomedea (215357) |