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Onychoprion fuscatus (sooty tern)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Sterna fuscata was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Onychoprion fuscatus by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Sterna fuscata Linnaeus
1982Sterna fuscata Olson and Hilgartner p. 34
1990Sterna fuscata Olson et al. p. 9
1990Sterna fuscata Steadman et al. p. 131
1994Sterna fuscata Steadman and Intoh p. 129
2017Onychoprion fuscatus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLariSharpe 1891
infraorderLarides
superfamilyLaroideaStejneger 1885
familyLaridaeVigors 1825
genusOnychoprionWagler 1832
speciesfuscatus(Linnaeus 1766)

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.

Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus 1766 [sooty tern]
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Saint Helena Sterna fuscata (176071)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Sterna fuscata (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Sterna fuscata (209067 209094 209095 209099)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Sterna fuscata (145366)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Sterna fuscata (194650 194651)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Sterna fuscata (193764 193786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena Sterna fuscata (155782 176073 176075 176077 194226 194278 194290 194291)