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Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831

100371  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100371)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Sphenisciformes (Order)
  8. Spheniscidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  2. Genus Archaeospheniscus Marples, 1953 †
  3. Genus Crossvallia Tambussi, Reguero, Marenssi & Santillana, 2005 †
  4. Genus Duntroonornis Marples, 1953 †
  5. Genus Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  6. Genus Eudyptula Bonaparte, 1856
  7. Genus Korora Marples, 1953 †
  8. Genus Madrynornis Acosta Hospitaleche, Tambussi, Donato & Cozzuol, 2007 †
  9. Genus Marambiornis Myrcha, Jadwiszczak, Tambussi, Noriega, Gaździcki, Tatur & del Valle, 2002 †
  10. Genus Marambiornopsis Jadwiszczak, Reguero & Mörs, 2021 †
  11. Genus Megadyptes Milne-Edwards, 1880
  12. Genus Mesetaornis Myrcha, Jadwiszczak, Tambussi, Noriega, Gaździcki, Tatur & del Valle, 2002 †
  13. Genus Pachydyptes Oliver, 1930 †
  14. Genus Platydyptes Marples, 1953 †
  15. Genus Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  16. Genus Spheniscus Brisson, 1760
  17. Genus Tereingaornis Scarlett, 1984 †
  18. Genus Tonniornis Tambussi, Acosta Hospitaleche, Reguero & Marenssi, 2006 †
  19. Genus Aptenodytes Forster in G. Forster, 1777 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  20. Genus Apteniodytes Swainson, 1837 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  21. Genus Aptenodita Bonnaterre, 1791 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  22. Genus Aptenodites Lesson, 1837 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  23. Genus Aptenodyta Gmelin, 1788 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  24. Genus Apteradytes Bechstein, 1809 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  25. Genus Apterodita Scopoli, 1786 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  26. Genus Apterodytes Ameghino, 1901 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  27. Genus Catadyptes Mathews, 1935 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  28. Genus Cataractes Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  29. Genus Catarhactes Brandt, 1837 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  30. Genus Catarrachtes Allen, 1904 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  31. Genus Catarractes Brisson, 1760 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  32. Genus Catarrhactes Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  33. Genus Cheniscus Gray, 1855 accepted as Spheniscus Brisson, 1760
  34. Genus Chrysocoma Stephens in Shaw, 1826 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  35. Genus Dasycelis Mathews, 1935 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  36. Genus Dasyramphus G.R. Gray, 1846 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  37. Genus Dasyramphus Pucheran, 1853 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  38. Genus Dasyrhamphus Reichenbach, 1850 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  39. Genus Endyptes Vieillot, 1816 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  40. Genus Eospheniscus Ameghino, 1905 † (Misspelling)
  41. Genus Eudyptila Heine & Reichenow, 1890 accepted as Eudyptula Bonaparte, 1856
  42. Genus Geopega Billberg, 1828 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  43. Genus Microdyptes Milne-Edwards, 1880 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  44. Genus Nebulus Bédé, 1906 † (Misspelling)
  45. Genus Pachdyptes † accepted as Pachydyptes Oliver, 1930 †
  46. Genus Palaeeuclyptes Huxley, 1859 † (Misspelling)
  47. Genus Palaeeudyptes Huxley, 1859 †
  48. Genus Palaeoapterodytes Ameghino, 1905 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  49. Genus Penguin Illiger, 1811 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  50. Genus Penguina Wood, 1835 accepted as Eudyptes Vieillot, 1816
  51. Genus Penguinaria Griffith, ? 1830 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  52. Genus Pinguinaria Shaw, 1792 accepted as Aptenodytes Miller, 1778
  53. Genus Pogoscelis Giebel, 1832 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  54. Genus Pucheramphus Mathews, 1935 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  55. Genus Pygoscelys Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832
  56. Genus Spheniscus Möhring, 1758 accepted as Spheniscus Brisson, 1760
  57. Genus Anthropodyptes Simpson, 1959 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  58. Genus Anthropornis Wiman, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Arthrodytes Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Catarrhactes Vieillot, 1826 (uncertain, unassessed)
  61. Genus Chubutodyptes Simpson, 1970 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  62. Genus Dege Simpson, 1979 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  63. Genus Delphinornis Wiman, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  64. Genus Eosphaeniscus Wiman, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  65. Genus Eretiscus Olson, 1986 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  66. Genus Ichtyopteryx Wiman, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  67. Genus Inguza Simpson, 1975 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  68. Genus Isotremornis Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  69. Genus Marplesornis Simpson, 1972 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  70. Genus Microdytes Simpson, 1981 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  71. Genus Neculus Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  72. Genus Notodyptes Marples, 1953 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  73. Genus Nucleornis Simpson, 1979 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  74. Genus Palaeospheniscus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  75. Genus Paraptenodytes Ameghino, 1891 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  76. Genus Paraspheniscus Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  77. Genus Perispheniscus Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  78. Genus Pseudaptenodytes Simpson, 1970 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  79. Genus Pseudospheniscus Ameghino, 1905 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  80. Genus Tasidyptes van Tets & O'Connor, 1983 (uncertain, unassessed)
  81. Genus Wimanornis Simpson, 1971 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100371 on 2024-11-11
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Impennes (Superorder) > Sphenisciformes (Order) > Spheniscidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Penguins. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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