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Procellariiformes
Taxonomy
Procellariiformes was named by Fürbringer (1888). It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Procellariiformes by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the unranked clade Procellariiformes by Mayr (2005) and Sangster and Mayr (2021).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Gadow (1898); to Carinatae by Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Aves by Baird (1992); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Neornithes by Hope (2002) and Bourdon et al. (2005); to Neoaves by Slack et al. (2006); to Aves by Howard (1972), Guthrie (1992), Sepkoski (2002) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Procellariimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Sangster and Mayr (2021); and to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011) and Mayr (2022).
It was reranked as the suborder Procellariiformes by Hay (1930); it was reranked as the unranked clade Procellariiformes by Mayr (2005) and Sangster and Mayr (2021).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Gadow (1898); to Carinatae by Hay (1930); to Neognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Aves by Baird (1992); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Neornithes by Hope (2002) and Bourdon et al. (2005); to Neoaves by Slack et al. (2006); to Aves by Howard (1972), Guthrie (1992), Sepkoski (2002) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); to Procellariimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Sangster and Mayr (2021); and to Aequornithes by Mayr (2011) and Mayr (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1871 | Rupelornis van Beneden |
| 1871 | Rupelornis definitus van Beneden |
| 1888 | Procellariiformes Fürbringer |
| 1898 | Procellariiformes Gadow p. 32 |
| 1909 | Rupelornis definitus Dollo p. 113 |
| 1930 | Procellariiformes Hay p. 287 |
| 1933 | Rupelornis Lambrecht p. 548 |
| 1933 | Rupelornis definitus Lambrecht p. 548 |
| 1940 | Procellariiformes Wetmore p. 8 |
| 1956 | Procellariiformes Wetmore p. 10 |
| 1960 | Procellariiformes Wetmore p. 24 |
| 1972 | Procellariiformes Howard p. 3 |
| 1988 | Procellariiformes Carroll |
| 1992 | Procellariiformes Baird p. 24 |
| 1992 | Procellariiformes Guthrie p. 320 |
| 2002 | Procellariiformes Hope p. 365 |
| 2002 | Procellariiformes Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Procellariiformes Bourdon et al. p. 167 |
| 2005 | Procellariiformes Mayr p. 318 |
| 2006 | Procellariiformes Slack et al. p. 1150 |
| 2007 | Procellariiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 90 |
| 2011 | Procellariiformes Mayr p. 73 figs. Figure 5 |
| 2014 | Procellariiformes del Hoyo et al. |
| 2021 | Procellariiformes Sangster and Mayr p. 50 |
| 2022 | Procellariiformes Mayr p. 119 figs. Fig. 7.1 |
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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.
Unr. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
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G. Diomedea Linnaeus 1758
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Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux et al. 1983 [Amsterdam albatross]
Diomedea epomophora Lesson 1825 [royal albatross]
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus 1758 [wandering albatross]
†Diomedea milleri Howard 1966
†Diomedea nigripes Audubon 1839
†Diomedea rumana Grigorescu and Kessler 1988
†Diomedea thyridata Wilkinson 1969
G. †Notoleptos Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017
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†Notoleptos giglii Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017
G. Phoebastria Reichenbach 1853
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Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 [short-tailed albatross]
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Invalid names: Diomedea howardae Chandler 1990 [synonym]
†Phoebastria immutabilis Rothschild 1839
Phoebastria irrorata Salvin 1883 [Waved albatross]
†Phoebastria rexularum Olson and Rasmussen 2001
G. Thalassarche Reichenback 1853
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Thalassarche bulleri Rothschild 1893 [Buller's albatross]
Thalassarche cauta Gould 1841 [white-capped albatross]
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Gmelin 1789 [yellow-nosed albatross]
Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster 1785 [gray-headed albatross]
Thalassarche melanophris Temminck 1828 [Black-browed albatross]
Fm. Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 [storm petrel]
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G. Hydrobates Boie 1822
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Hydrobates furcatus Gmelin 1789 [fork-tailed storm-petrel]
Hydrobates leucorhous Vieillot 1818 [Leach's storm-petrel]
Hydrobates tethys Bonaparte 1852 [Wedge-rumped storm-petrel]
G. Oceanodroma Reichenbach 1950
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Oceanodroma castro Harcourt 1861 [band-rumped storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma homochroa Coues 1864 [ashy storm-petrel]
†Oceanodroma hubbsi Miller 1951
Oceanodroma melania Bonaparte 1854 [black storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma microsoma Coues 1864 [least storm-petrel]
Oceanodroma monorhis Swinhoe 1867 [Swinhoe's storm-petrel]
Invalid names: Cymochorea Coues 1864 [synonym], Halocyptena Coues 1864 [synonym]
Fm. †Marinavidae Harrison and Walker 1977
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Fm. Oceanitidae Forbes 1882
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G. Fregetta Bonaparte 1855 [storm-petrel]
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Fregetta grallaria Vieillot 1818 [white-bellied storm-petrel]
Fregetta maoriana Mathews 1932 [New Zealand storm-petrel]
Fregetta tropica Gould 1844 [Black-bellied storm-petrel]
G. Oceanites Keyserling and Blasius 1840
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Oceanites oceanicus Kuhl 1820 [Wilson's storm-petrel]
†Oceanites zaloscarthmus Olson 1985
Invalid names: Oceanitinae [empty]
Unr. †Pandiomedeidae Gray 1840
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G. †Plotornis Milne-Edwards 1874
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†Plotornis archaeonautes Ksepka et al. 2023
†Plotornis avernensis Milne-Edwards 1867
†Plotornis delfortrii Milne-Edwards 1874
†Plotornis graculoides Portis 1884
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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G. Aphrodroma Olson 2000 [Kerguelen petrel]
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Aphrodroma brevirostris Lesson 1831 [Kerguelen petrel]
G. Ardenna Reichenbach 1853
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†Ardenna buchananbrowni Tennyson et al. 2024
Ardenna bulleri Salvin 1888 [Buller's shearwater]
Ardenna carneipes Gould 1844 [flesh-footed shearwater]
†Ardenna davealleni Jefferson 1991
†Ardenna gilmorei Chandler 1990
Ardenna gravis O'Reilly 1818 [great shearwater]
Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
Ardenna pacifica Gmelin 1789 [wedge-tailed shearwater]
Ardenna tenuirostris Temminck 1823 [short-tailed shearwater]
G. Bulweria Bonaparte 1843
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†Bulweria bifax Olson 1975 [Saint Helena Bulwer's petrel]
Bulweria bulwerii Jardine and Selby 1828 [Bulwer's petrel]
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
G. †Diomedeoides Fischer 1985
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†Diomedeoides babaheydariensis Peters and Hamedani 2000
†Diomedeoides brodkorbi Cheneval 1995
Invalid names: Frigidafons Cheneval [synonym]
G. Fulmarus Stephens 1826
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Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 [northern fulmar]
Fulmarus glacialoides Smith 1840 [southern fulmar]
†Fulmarus hammeri Howard 1968
†Fulmarus miocaenus Howard 1984
G. Macronectes Richmond 1905 [giant petrel]
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Macronectes giganteus Gmelin 1789 [southern giant-petrel]
Macronectes halli Mathews 1912 [northern giant-petrel]
G. Pachyptila Illiger 1811 [prion]
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Pachyptila crassirostris Mathews 1912 [fulmar prion]
Pachyptila desolata Gmelin 1789 [Antarctic prion]
†Pachyptila salax Olson 1985
Pachyptila salvini Mathews 1912 [Salvin's prion]
Pachyptila salvini macgillivrayi Mathews 1912 [MacGillivray's prion]
Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 [fairy prion]
Pachyptila vittata Forster 1777 [broad-billed prion]
Invalid names: Prion Lacepede 1801 [replaced], Pseudoprion Coues 1866 [synonym]
G. Pelecanoides Lacépède 1799 [diving-petrel]
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†Pelecanoides cymatotrypetes Olson 1985
Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy and Harper 1916 [South Georgia diving-petrel]
†Pelecanoides miokuaka Worthy et al. 2007
Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 [common diving-petrel]
Pelecanoides whenuahouensis Fischer et al. 2018 [Whenua Hou diving-petrel]
G. Procellaria Linnaeus 1758 [petrel]
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Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 [white-chinned petrel]
Procellaria cinerea Gmelin 1789 [gray petrel]
Procellaria parkinsoni Gray 1862 [Parkinson's petrel]
G. Pseudobulweria Mathews 1936
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Pseudobulweria aterrima Bonaparte 1857 [Mascarene petrel]
Pseudobulweria rostrata Peale 1848 [Tahiti petrel]
G. Pterodroma Bonaparte 1856 [petrel]
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Pterodroma alba Gmelin 1789 [phoenix petrel]
Pterodroma arminjoniana Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [Trinidade petrel]
Pterodroma axillaris Salvin 1893 [Chatham petrel]
Pterodroma baraui Jouanin 1964 [Barau's petrel]
Pterodroma brevipes Peale 1848 [collared petrel]
Pterodroma cahow Nichols and Mowbray 1916 [Bermuda petrel]
Pterodroma cookii Gray 1843 [Cook's petrel]
Pterodroma hasitata Kuhl 1820 [black-capped petrel]
Pterodroma heraldica Salvin 1888 [herald petrel]
Pterodroma hypoleuca Slavin 1888 [Bonin petrel]
†Pterodroma imberi Tennyson et al. 2015 [Imber's petrel]
Pterodroma incerta Schlegel 1863 [Atlantic petrel]
Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 [mottled petrel]
†Pterodroma jugabilis Olson and James 1991 [Oahu petrel]
†Pterodroma kurodai Harrison and Walker 1978
Pterodroma lessonii Garnot 1826 [white-headed petrel]
Pterodroma leucoptera Gould 1844 [Gould's petrel]
Pterodroma macroptera Smith 1840 [great-winged petrel]
Pterodroma magentae Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [magenta petrel]
Pterodroma mollis Gould 1844 [soft-plumaged petrel]
Pterodroma neglecta Schlegel 1863 [Kermadec petrel]
Pterodroma nigripennis Rothschild 1893 [black-winged petrel]
Pterodroma phaeopygia Slavin 1876 [Galapagos petrel]
Pterodroma pycrofti Falla 1933 [Pycroft's petrel]
†Pterodroma rupinarum Olson 1975 [Saint Helena gadfly petrel]
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Subg. †Puffinus (Puffinus) Brisson 1760
†Puffinus (Puffinus) diatomicus Miller 1925
†Puffinus antiquus Milne-Edwards 1874
†Puffinus aquitanicus Milne-Edwards 1874
Puffinus assimilis Gould 1838 [little shearwater]
Puffinus assimilis elegans Giglioli and Salvadori 1869 [subantarctic shearwater]
Puffinus bailloni Bonaparte 1857 [tropical shearwater]
†Puffinus barnesi Howard 1978
†Puffinus calhouni Howard 1968
†Puffinus conradi Marsh 1870
†Puffinus eyermani Shufeldt 1896
†Puffinus felthami Howard 1949
Puffinus gavia Forster 1844 [fluttering shearwater]
†Puffinus holeae Walker et al. 1990
†Puffinus huttoni Matthews 1912
†Puffinus inceptor Wetmore 1930
†Puffinus kanakoffi Howard 1949
Puffinus lherminieri Lesson 1839 [Audubon's shearwater]
†Puffinus micraulax Brodkorb 1963
†Puffinus mitchelli Miller 1961
Puffinus nativitatis Streets 1877 [Christmas shearwater]
†Puffinus nestori Alcover 1989
Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 1864 [black-vented shearwater]
†Puffinus pacificoides Olson 1975
†Puffinus parvus Shufeldt 1916 [Bermuda shearwater]
Puffinus persicus Hume 1872 [Persian shearwater]
†Puffinus priscus Miller 1961
Puffinus puffinus Brunnich 1764 [Manx shearwater]
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Invalid names: Puffinus mcgalli Shufeldt 1916 [synonym]
†Puffinus spelaeus Holdaway and Worthy 1994
†Puffinus tedfordi Howard 1971
Puffinus yelkouan Acerbi 1827 [yelkouan shearwater]
Invalid names: Fulmarinae [empty], Pachyptilinae [empty], Procellariinae [empty], Puffininae Reichenbach 1850 [empty], Puffinini [empty]
Fm. †Tytthostonychidae Olson and Parris 1987
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Invalid names: Diomedeoididae Fischer 1985 [empty], Pelecanoidi [empty], Pelecanoididae Gray 1871 [empty], Rupelornis van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium], Rupelornis definitus van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.7 Ma
Collections (423 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene | USA (New Jersey) | Procellariiformes indet., Tytthostonyx glauconiticus (26819) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Eopuffinus kazachstanensis (48888) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Marinavis longirostris (38868) Primodroma bournei (13299) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica | Diomedeidae indet., Procellariidae indet. (191917) Procellariidae indet. (100414) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Procellariiformes indet. (15595) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | United Kingdom | Primodroma bournei (215472) | |
| Lutetian | Ukraine (Luhansk) | Kievornis rogovitshi (120885) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Diomedeidae indet. (53666) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Louisiana) | Procellariiformes indet. (3534) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Antarctica | Diomedeidae indet., Procellariidae indet. (31173) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica | Procellariiformes indet., Notoleptos giglii (100413) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Louisiana) | Procellariiformes indet. (55251) | |
| MP 22 | Germany | Diomedeoides lipsiensis (46097) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Diomedeoididae indet. (65088) | |
| Rupelian | Belgium | Diomedeoides lipsiensis (84513) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Rupelornis definitus, Diomedeoides brodkorbi (68021) | |
| Rupelian | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Tydea septentrionalis (52047) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Washington) | Makahala mirae (193568) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Hessen) | Diomedeoides sp. (84514) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | Diomedavus knapptonensis (187941) | |