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Procellariiformes
(Fürbringer, 1888)
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Reptilia
............................................Eureptilia
..............................................Romeriida
................................................Diapsida
..................................................Eosuchia
....................................................Neodiapsida
......................................................Sauria
........................................................Archosauromorpha
..........................................................Archosauria
............................................................Avesuchia
..............................................................Avemetatarsalia
................................................................Ornithodira
..................................................................Dinosauromorpha
....................................................................Dinosauriformes
......................................................................Dinosauria
........................................................................Saurischia
..........................................................................Eusaurischia
............................................................................Theropoda
..............................................................................Tetanurae
................................................................................Avetheropoda
..................................................................................Coelurosauria
....................................................................................Tyrannoraptora
......................................................................................Maniraptoriformes
........................................................................................Maniraptora
..........................................................................................Paraves
............................................................................................Avialae
..............................................................................................Class Aves - birds
................................................................................................Pygostylia
..................................................................................................Ornithothoraces
....................................................................................................Ornithuromorpha
......................................................................................................Ornithurae
........................................................................................................Carinatae
..........................................................................................................Subclass Neornithes
............................................................................................................Cohort Neognathae
..............................................................................................................Subcohort Neoaves
................................................................................................................Division Natatores
..................................................................................................................Subdivision Pygopodo-tubinares
....................................................................................................................Superorder Procellariimorphae
......................................................................................................................Order Sphenisciformes
......................................................................................................................Order Procellariiformes
........................................................................................................................Genus †Eopuffinus
........................................................................................................................Suborder Pelecanoidi
........................................................................................................................Suborder Procellarae
........................................................................................................................»Family Diomedeidae - albatrosses
........................................................................................................................»Family †Diomedeoididae
........................................................................................................................»Family Gaviidae - divers
........................................................................................................................»Family Oceanitidae
........................................................................................................................»Family Pelecanoididae - diving petrels
........................................................................................................................»Family Procellariidae - petrels, shearwaters
........................................................................................................................»Family †Tytthostonychidae
........................................................................................................................(Family Hydrobatidae) - storm petrels
Authorship
Original name
Fürbringer, 1888
Subsequent rank
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
Procellariimorphae
(Superorder)
Fürbringer, 1888
Nominotypical taxon
Procellarae
(Suborder)
Gadow, 1893
Variants
Different rank
Procellarioidea
(Superfamily)
Fürbringer, 1888
Incorrect spelling
Procellariformes
(Order)
Phylogeny
Descendant
Sphenisciformes
(Order)
Sharpe, 1891
[
W.J. Bock, 1982
: 967
]
Taxonomic positions
Subsequent position
Carinatae
(Infraclass)
Merrem, 1813
[
P. Brodkorb, 1963
: 241
]
Number of Subtaxa
2013
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
4f;26g;107s;48ss; ‡8s;1ss; †2f;7g;4s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
4f;26g;107s
2007
B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi
[4f]
2003
J. Cracraft et al.
[4f;26g;107s; ‡5s]
1991 (1990)
C.M. Perrins
[4f;24g];111[109]s; ‡[1s]
1982
W.J. Bock
4f
1973 (1968)
B. Grzimek et al.
4f22g92s
1963
P. Brodkorb
[; †4g]
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012