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Alcinae
Taxonomy
Alcinae was named by Leach (1820). It is extant.
It was assigned to Alcidae by Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Howard (1982), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Wijnker and Olson (2009), Smith and Mayr (2013), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Watanabe et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Alcidae by Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Howard (1982), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Wijnker and Olson (2009), Smith and Mayr (2013), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Watanabe et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1820 | Alcinae Leach |
| 1930 | Alcinae Hay p. 343 |
| 1933 | Alcinae Lambrecht p. 551 |
| 1940 | Alcinae Wetmore p. 63 |
| 1956 | Alcinae Wetmore p. 78 |
| 1982 | Alcinae Howard p. 3 |
| 2001 | Alcinae Olson and Rasmussen p. 269 |
| 2009 | Alcinae Wijnker and Olson |
| 2013 | Alcinae Smith and Mayr p. 777 |
| 2014 | Alcinae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2020 | Alcinae Watanabe et al. p. 10 |
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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.
Subfm. Alcinae Leach 1820
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G. Brachyramphus Brandt 1837
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Brachyramphus brevirostris Vigors 1829 [Kittlitz's murrelet]
†Brachyramphus dunkeli Chandler 1990
Brachyramphus marmoratus Gmelin 1789 [Marbled murrelet]
Brachyramphus perdix Pallas 1811 [Long-billed murrelet]
†Brachyramphus pliocenum Howard 1949
G. Cerorhinca Bonaparte 1828
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†Cerorhinca dubia Miller 1925
†Cerorhinca minor Howard 1971
Cerorhinca monocerata Pallas 1811 [rhinoceros auklet]
†Cerorhinca reai Chandler 1990
G. †Mancalla Lucas 1901
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†Mancalla californiensis Lucas 1901
†Mancalla cedrosensis Howard 1971
†Mancalla lucasi Smith 2011
†Mancalla vegrandis Smith 2011
Invalid names: Pliolunda Miller 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pinguinus Bonnaterre 1790 [Great auk]
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†Pinguinus alfrednewtoni Olson 1977
†Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 [Great auk]
G. Synthliboramphus Brandt 1837
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Synthliboramphus antiquum Gmelin 1789 [Ancient murrelet]
Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 [Ancient murrelet]
Synthliboramphus craveri Salvadori 1865 [Craveri's murrelet]
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Xantas 1860 [Guadalupe murrelet]
†Synthliboramphus rineyi Chandler 1990
Synthliboramphus scrippsi Green and Arnold 1939 [Scripps's murrelet]
Synthliboramphus wumizusume Temminck 1835 [Japanese murrelet]
Invalid names: Endomychura Oberholser 1899 [synonym]
G. Uria Brisson 1760
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Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 [Common murre]
†Uria affinis Marsh 1872
†Uria antiqua Marsh 1870
†Uria brodkorbi Howard 1981
Uria lomvia Linnaeus 1758 [Thick-billed murre]
†Uria onoi Watanabe et al. 2016
†Uria paleohesperis Howard 1982
†Uria troile Lydekker 1891
Invalid names: Alcini Storer 1960 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available