Taxonomy Profile: Larus (Linnaeus 1758)

Larus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Gabianus
Bonaparte 1853
Common Name(s):
Gulls []
Ivory Gulls []
Kittiwakes []
Ross' Gulls []
Sabine's Gulls []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Larus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Charadriiformes
Shore Birds |
Gulls |
Alcids |
Plovers |
Oystercatchers |
huîtriers |
alcidés |
goélands |
Auks |
Family : Laridae
Gulls |
Terns |
becs-en-ciseaux |
goélands |
labbes |
mouettes |
Skimmers |
Genus : Larus
Gulls |
Ivory Gulls |
Kittiwakes |
Ross' Gulls |
Sabine's Gulls |
Larus Direct Children(s):
Larus hyperboreus
(Gunnerus 1767)
Larus glaucoides
(B Meyer 1822)
Larus glaucescens
(J F Naumann 1840)
Larus marinus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Larus schistisagus
(Stejneger 1884)
Larus occidentalis
(Audubon 1839)
Larus fuscus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Larus argentatus
(Pontoppidan 1763)
Larus thayeri
(W S Brooks 1915)
Larus californicus
(Lawrence 1854)
Larus delawarensis
(Ord 1815)
Larus crassirostris
(Vieillot 1818)
Larus canus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Larus heermanni
(Cassin 1852)
Larus belcheri
(Vigors 1829)
Larus dominicanus
(Lichtenstein 1823)
Larus pacificus
(Latham 1802)
Larus livens
(Dwight 1919)
Larus cachinnans
(Pallas 1811)
Larus armenicus
(Buturlin 1934)
Larus atlanticus
(Olrog 1958)
Larus michahellis
(J F Naumann 1840)
Larus smithsonianus
(Coues 1862)
Larus vegae
(Palmen 1887)
Larus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Larus
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Larus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Larus
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02
Acquired:
2011-05-28
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Larus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Larus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Larus
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Larus: Comments