IRMNG - Cygnus Bechstein, 1803

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Cygnus Bechstein, 1803

IRMNG_ID

1264591 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1264591)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anatidae Vigors, 1825

Synonymised names

Cignus Wood, 1837 · unaccepted

Cycnus Brookes, 1828 · unaccepted

Olor Wagler, 1832 · unaccepted

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Species Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Species Cygnus bewickii
Species Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1832
Species Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
Species Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina, 1782)
Species Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Cygnus sumnerensis
Species Cygnus atractus (Latham, 1790) accepted as Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Species Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) accepted as Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina, 1782)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Orn. Taschenb., (2
page(s): 404 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Cygnus Bechstein, 1803. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1264591 on 2025-01-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (11)

original description Orn. Taschenb., (2
page(s): 404 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record Carew et al., 2002 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993 [details]

name verified source Carew et al., 2002 [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993, PaleoDB [details]

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details]

original description (of Olor Wagler, 1832) Wagler, J. (1832). Neue Sippen un Gattungen de Säugethiere und Vögel. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> 25(11): 1218-1235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26455528
page(s): 1234 [details]

original description (of Cignus Wood, 1837) Orn. Guide
page(s): 207 [details]

original description (of Cycnus Brookes, 1828) Catal. Mus. Brookes, (2
page(s): 102 [details]