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Leucophaeus
Taxonomy
Leucophaeus was named by Bruch (1853). It is extant.
It was assigned to Laridae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Laridae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1853 | Leucophaeus Bruch |
| 2017 | Leucophaeus 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. Leucophaeus Bruch 1853
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Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 [Franklin's gull]
Leucophaeus scoresbii Traill 1823 [dolphin gull]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | Larus pipixcan (71346) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ecuador | Larus pipixcan (152599) | |
| Holocene | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Larus scoresbii (194620) |