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family

auks
Alcidae Leach, 1820

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds »  order Charadriiformes

Included taxa

Number of records: 18

genus Aethia Merrem, 1788
genus Alca Linnaeus, 1758
Tertiary: Upper Miocene – recent
genus Alle Link, 1806
genus Brachyramphus Brandt, 1837
genus Cepphus Pallas, 1769
genus Cerorhinca Bonaparte, 1828
genus Cyclorrhynchus Kaup, 1829
genus Fratercula Brisson, 1760
genus Pinguinus Bonnaterre, 1791 †
genus Ptychoramphus Brandt, 1837
genus Synthliboramphus Brandt, 1837
genus Uria Brisson, 1760

Fossil taxa

genus Alcodes Howard, 1968 †
genus Hydrotherikornis Miller, 1931 †
genus Mancalla Lucas, 1901 †
genus Miocepphus Wetmore, 1940 †
genus Petralca Mlíkovský, 1987 †
genus Praemancalla Howard, 1966 †

Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [104621]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [http://www.irmng.org] [as Alcidae Leach, 1820]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
EN Gill F. & Donsker D.: IOC World Bird List 3.3 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Alcidae]
CZ Hudec K. et al. (2003): Soustava a české názvosloví ptáků světa, Muzeum Komenského v Přerově. 462 pp. [as Alcidae Leach, 1820]
ES Lilleleht V. , Lõhmus A. (1997): Scientific, Estonian and English names of birds of Europe [as Alcidae]
Data retrieved on: 11 July 2010
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