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Procellariidae (petrel)

Reptilia - Procellariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Procellariidae Vigors
1902Procellariidae Hay p. 526
1904Procellariidae Case p. 58
1930Procellariidae Hay p. 288
1933Procellariidae Lambrecht p. 266
1940Procellariidae Wetmore p. 8
1956Procellariidae Wetmore p. 10
1958Procellariidae Miller and Bowman p. 8
1968Procellariidae Howard p. 5
1972Procellariidae Howard p. 4
1975Procellariidae Olson p. 14
1978Procellariidae Howard p. 7
1982Procellariidae Olson and James p. 32
1985Procellariidae Olson p. 130
1987Procellariidae Howard and Barnes p. 3
1988Procellariidae Carroll
1989Procellariidae Alcover p. 95
1990Procellariidae Chandler p. 103
1991Procellariidae Olson and James p. 17
1992Procellariidae Baird p. 24
1992Procellariidae Guthrie p. 320
1993Procellariidae Cheneval p. 88
2001Procellariidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 254
2001Procellariidae Segui et al. p. 937
2002Procellariidae Mlikovsky p. 78
2005Procellariidae Bourdon et al. p. 166
2007Procellariidae Livezey and Zusi p. 90
2014Procellariidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Procellariidae Clements et al.
2023Procellariidae Tambussi et al. p. 273

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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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
—Procellariiformes(Fürbringer 1888)
familyProcellariidaeVigors 1825
familyProcellariidaeVigors 1825

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.

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. †Argyrodyptes Ameghino 1905
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†Argyrodyptes microtarsus Ameghino 1905
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 krantzi Olson and Rasmussen 2001
†Calonectris kurodai Olson 2009
Calonectris leucomelas Temminck 1836 [streaked shearwater]
†Calonectris wingatei Olson 2008
G. Daption Stephens 1826
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Daption capense Linnaeus 1758 [Cape petrel]
G. †Diomedeoides Fischer 1985
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†Diomedeoides babaheydariensis Peters and Hamedani 2000
†Diomedeoides brodkorbi Cheneval 1995
†Diomedeoides lipsiensis Fischer 1983
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Invalid names: Diomedeoides minimus Fischer 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Frigidafons Cheneval [synonym]
G. †Eopuffinus Nessov 1986
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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. Halobaena Bonaparte 1856
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Halobaena caerulea Gmelin 1789 [blue petrel]
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. Oestrelata Bonaparte 1855
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†Oestrelata vociferans Shufeldt 1922
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. Pagodroma Bonaparte 1856
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Pagodroma nivea Forster 1777 [snow petrel]
G. Pelecanoides Lacépède 1799 [diving-petrel]
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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. †Primodroma Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Primodroma bournei Harrison and Walker 1977
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. †Pterodromoides Segui et al. 2001
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†Pterodromoides minoricensis Segui et al. 2001
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Subg. †Puffinus (Puffinus) Brisson 1760
†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]
G. Thalassoica Reichenbach 1853
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Thalassoica antarctica Gmelin 1789 [Antarctic petrel]
Invalid names: Fulmarinae [empty], Pachyptilinae [empty], Procellariinae [empty], Puffininae Reichenbach 1850 [empty], Puffinini [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available