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Eudyptes pachyrhynchus (Fiordland penguin)

Reptilia - Spheniscidae

Taxonomy
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus was named by Gray (1845). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray
1983Tasidyptes hunteri Van Tets and O'Connor
1983Tasidyptes hunteri van Tets and O'Connor p. 3 figs. Figs. 2-5
1998Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Worthy p. 99
2003Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 446
2014Eudyptes pachyrhynchus del Hoyo et al.
2017Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Clements et al.
2020Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Worthy and Nguyen p. 88

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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()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
Sphenisciformes(Sharpe 1891)
familySpheniscidaeBonaparte 1831
genusEudyptesVieillot 1816
speciespachyrhynchusGray 1845

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.

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 [Fiordland penguin]
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Invalid names: Tasidyptes hunteri van Tets and O'Connor 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available