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Lari

Reptilia - Charadriiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Lari Sharpe
1898Lari Gadow p. 35
1940Lari Wetmore p. 60
1956Lari Wetmore p. 76
2007Lari Livezey and Zusi p. 92
2014Lari del Hoyo et al.
2020Lari De Pietri et al. p. 109
2022Lari 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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLariSharpe 1891
suborderLariSharpe 1891

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.

Subor. Lari Sharpe 1891
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Infraor. Chionidides Sharpe 1891
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Invalid names: Chionididae Lesson 1828 [empty]
Fm. Glareolidae Brehm 1831
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G. †Becassius De Pietri and Mayr 2012
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Becassius charadriioides De Pietri and Mayr 2012
G. †Boutersemia Mayr and Smith 2001
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Boutersemia belgica Mayr and Smith 2001
Boutersemia parvula Mayr and Smith 2001
G. Cursorius Latham 1790
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Cursorius cursor Latham 1787 [Cream-coloured courser]
G. Glareola Brisson 1760
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Glareola nordmanni Fischer 1842 [Black-winged pratincole]
G. †Mioglareola Ballmann 1979
G. †Paractiornis Wetmore 1930
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Paractiornis perpusillus Wetmore 1930
G. †Precursor Harrison and Walker 1977
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Precursor litorum Harrison and Walker 1977
Precursor magnus Harrison and Walker 1977
Precursor parvus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. Stiltia Gray 1855
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Stiltia isabella Vieillot 1816 [Australian pratincole]
Invalid names: Cursoriinae Gray 1840 [empty], Glareolinae Brehm 1831 [empty]
Infraor. Larides
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Superfm. Laroidea Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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Subfm. Anoinae Olson 2011
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G. †Feducciavis Olson 2011
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]
G. Chlidonias Rafinesque 1822
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Chlidonias albostriatus Gray 1845 [black-fronted tern]
Chlidonias niger Linnaeus 1758 [black tern]
Invalid names: Hydrochelidon Boie [synonym]
G. Chroicocephalus Eyton 1836
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Chroicocephalus bulleri Hutton 1871 [black-billed gull]
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Vieillot 1818 [gray-headed gull]
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii Bruch 1853 [Hartlaub's gull]
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 [silver gull]
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 [Bonaparte's gull]
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnaeus 1758 [black-headed gull]
G. Creagrus Bonaparte 1854
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Creagrus furcatus Neboux 1853
G. †Gaviota Miller and Sibley 1941
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Gaviota niobrara Miller and Sibley 1941
G. Gelochelidon Brehm 1830
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Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 [gull-billed tern]
G. Gygis Wagler 1832
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
G. Hydrocoloeus Kaup 1829
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Hydrocoloeus minutus Pallas 1776 [little gull]
G. Hydroprogne Kaup 1829
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Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 [Caspian tern]
Subfm. Larinae Bonaparte 1831
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Tr. Lareae Rafinesque 1815
Invalid names: Xemeae Leach 1819 [empty]
G. Larosterna Blyth 1852
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Larosterna inca Lesson and Garnot 1827 [inca tern]
G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Larus (Larus) Linnaeus 1758
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 [herring gull]
Larus atricilla Linnaeus 1758 [laughing gull]
Larus brachyrhynchus Richardson 1831
Larus cachinnans Pallas 1811 [Caspian gull]
Larus californicus Lawrence 1854 [California gull]
Larus canus Linnaeus 1758 [mew gull]
Larus chalcopterus Bruch 1855
Larus delawarensis Ord 1815 [ring-billed gull]
Larus dolnicensis Svec 1980
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 [kelp gull]
Larus elmorei Brodkorb 1953 [gull]
Larus fuscus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser black-backed gull]
Larus glaucescens Naumann 1840 [glaucous-winged gull]
Larus glaucus Brünnich 1764
Larus heermanni Cassin 1852 [Heermann's gull]
Larus hutchinsii Richardson 1831
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 [glaucous gull]
Larus lacus Emslie 1995 [gull]
Larus leucopterus Faber 1855
Larus marinus Linnaeus 1758 [great black-backed gull]
Larus occidentalis Audubon 1839 [western gull]
Larus oregonus Shufeldt 1891
Larus perpetuus Emslie 1995 [gull]
Larus pristinus Shufeldt 1915
Larus raemdonckii Van Beneden 1871
Larus robustus Shufeldt 1891
Larus utunui Steadman 2002 [Huahine gull]
Invalid names: Laroides Brehm 1830 [synonym]
G. Leucophaeus Bruch 1853
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Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 [Franklin's gull]
Leucophaeus scoresbii Traill 1823 [dolphin gull]
G. †Limosavis Schufeldt 1915
G. Onychoprion Wagler 1832
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Onychoprion anaethetus Scopoli 1786 [Bridled tern]
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus 1766 [sooty tern]
Onychoprion lunatus Peale 1848 [gray-backed tern]
G. Pagophila Kaup 1829
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Pagophila eburnea Phipps 1774 [ivory gull]
G. Rhodostethia MacGillivray 1842
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Rhodostethia roseus Macgill 1824
G. Rissa Stephens 1826
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Rissa brevirostris Bruch 1853 [red-legged kittiwake]
Rissa estesi Chandler 1990
Rissa kotzebui Boneparte 1853
Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 [black-legged kittiwake]
Subfm. Rynchopinae Dickinson and Remsen 2013
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G. Rynchops Linnaeus 1758
G. Sterna Linnaeus 1758 [tern]
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Sterna forsteri Nuttall 1834 [Foster's tern]
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 [common tern]
Sterna milneedwardsi Riabinin 1931
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 [Arctic tern]
Sterna striata Gmelin 1789 [white-fronted tern]
Sterna sumatrana Raffles 1822 [black-naped tern]
Sterna vittata Gmelin 1789 [Antarctic tern]
Subfm. Sterninae Bonaparte 1838 [tern]
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G. Phaetusa Wagler 1832
G. Sternula Boie 1822
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Sternula nereis Gould 1843 [fairy tern]
G. Thalasseus Boie 1822
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Thalasseus bergii Lichtenstein 1823 [great crested tern]
Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 [elegant tern]
Thalasseus maximus Boddaert 1783 [royal tern]
Thalasseus sandvicensis Latham 1787 [Sandwich tern]
G. Xema Leach 1819
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Xema sabini Sabine 1819 [Sabine's gull]
Invalid names: Gyginae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Superfm. Rhynchopoidea
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Invalid names: Rhynchopidae [empty]
Unr. Laromorphae De Pietri et al. 2011
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G. †Laricola Mlíovsky 2002
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Laricola desnoyersii Milne-Edwards 1863
Laricola elegans Milne-Edwards 1867
Laricola intermedia De Pietri et al. 2011
Laricola robusta De Pietri et al. 2011
Laricola totanoides Milne-Edwards 1867
G. †Sternalara De Pietri et al. 2011
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Sternalara milneedwardsi De Pietri et al. 2011
Sternalara minuta De Pietri et al. 2011
Invalid names: Laricolidae De Pietri et al. 2011 [empty]
Invalid names: Alcides [empty]
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, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (291 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Precursor parvus (8050 178051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Sussex) Precursor parvus (13298)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Precursor magnus, Precursor litorum (215472)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) Boutersemia sp., Boutersemia belgica, Boutersemia parvula (75867)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Saxony) Laridae indet. (65173)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Allier) Larus elegans, Larus totanoides (181646)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Larus pristinus (176030)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Paractiornis perpusillus (17741)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Laromorphae indet., Laricola elegans, Laricola totanoides, Laricola desnoyersii, Laricola intermedia, Laricola robusta, Sternalara minuta, Sternalara milneedwardsi, Becassius charadriioides (152490)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Larus sp. (48887)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Laridae indet. (73690 126289)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Feducciavis loftini (207008)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Laridae indet. (51002)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Feducciavis loftini (187324)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Florida) Larus elmori (122350 122351)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bulgaria Larinae indet. (215636)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Larus ribibundus, Larus sp., Larus argentatus, Larus delawarensis, Larus atricilla, Larus minutus, Sterna maxima, Sterna nilotica (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Laridae indet. (37207)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Larus elmorei (176044)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Larus sp. (177996 178020) Rissa estesi (178007 178017) Sterna sp. (178010)