Taxonomy Profile: Sphenisciformes

Sphenisciformes: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Order
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Penguins []
pingouins []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphenisciformes: 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 : Sphenisciformes
Penguins |
pingouins |
Sphenisciformes Direct Children(s):
Spheniscidae
(Bonaparte 1831)
Sphenisciformes: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Sphenisciformes
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphenisciformes
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.08
Acquired:
2011-05-28
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Sphenisciformes
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Sphenisciformes
Publication(s):
Sphenisciformes: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sphenisciformes: Comments