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Larus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae
genus
Larus

Name

Synonyms
Gabianus Bonaparte, 1853
Gavina Bonaparte, 1854
Homonyms
Larus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Band-tailed Gulls and Allies in English
Black-backed Gulls and Allies in English
Echte Großmöwen in German
Gabbiani reali in Italian
Gaivota in Portuguese
Galeb in Slovenian
Gaviota in Spanish
Gaviotas grandes in Spanish
Gayaashkwag in Ojibwa
Gull in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Indet. Gull in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Kaijas in Latvian
Kajakad in Estonian
Kirai in Lithuanian
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
LWHGs in English
Large White-headed Gulls in English
Larus Gulls in English
Martı in Turkish
Mewa in Polish
Muevo in Ido
Måge in Danish
Mås in Swedish
Möwen in German
Nauyaq in Inupiaq
Racek in Czech
Ross' Gulls in English
Ross' Gulls in English
Ross' Gulls in English
Ross' Gulls in English
Ross' Gulls in English
Sabine's Gulls in English
Sabine's Gulls in English
Sabine's Gulls in English
Sabine's Gulls in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (2015) IOC World Bird List (v5.1)
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp.
  4. CoL 2006
  5. CoL2006 (extant taxa)
  6. Gill, B.J. & al. (+ 7 authors) (2010) Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.
  7. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1515 Laridae rafinesque Schmaltz, 1815 (Aves) and Larini Leconte, 1861 (Insecta, Coleoptera): homonymy removed.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 45, 245-246 (1988)
  8. Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
  9. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
  10. 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).
  11. 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).
  12. Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online.
  13. Peterson (2012) Zoonomen. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names. Online database
  14. SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993
  15. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
  16. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  17. Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
  18. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  19. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  20. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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