WoRMS taxon details
Alcidae
AphiaID: 136987
AphiaID: 136987
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Charadriiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Charadriiformes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Aethia Merrem, 1788 Genus Alca Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Alle Link, 1806 Genus Brachyramphus Brandt, 1837 Genus Cepphus Pallas, 1769 Genus Cerorhinca Genus Cyclorrhynchus Genus Fratercula Brisson, 1760 Genus Lunda Genus Pinguinus Genus Ptychoramphus Brandt, 1837 Genus Synthliboramphus Brandt, 1837 Genus Uria Brisson, 1760 Genus Brachyrampus accepted as Brachyramphus Brandt, 1837 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Alcidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136987 on 2013-06-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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