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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>
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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
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Ivory Gulls in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes in English
Kittiwakes 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
Seagulls in English
Seagulls in English
Seagulls in English
Large White-Headed Gulls in English
Large White-Headed Gulls in English
Indet. Gull in English
Indet. Gull in English
Indet. Gull in English
Seagull in English
Seagull in English
Seagull in English
faoileag in Scottish Gaelic
faoileagan in Scottish Gaelic
カモメ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. Casado Escribano,N.,A. Jiménez Gonzalez,Criado Fornelio,A.,F. Rodríguez Caabeiro (1985) Estudio comparativo de los malófagos parásitos de Larus argentatus Pontoppidan y Larus ridibundus L. http://phthiraptera.info/node/39605
  3. Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.
  4. CoL2006
  5. CoL2006 (extant taxa)
  6. Eberhard Mey (1970) Die Lachmöwe (Larus ridibundus) in Thüringen http://phthiraptera.info/node/45405
  7. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Heringsmöwe – Larus fuscus L., 1758 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45441
  8. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Lachmöwe – Larus ridibundus L., 1766 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45445
  9. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Mantelmöwe – Larus marinus L., 1758 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45440
  10. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Schwarzkopfmöwe – Larus melanocephalus Temm., 1820 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45444
  11. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Silbermöwe – Larus argentatus Pont., 1763 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45442
  12. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Sturmmöwe – Larus canus L., 1758 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45443
  13. Eberhard Mey,Knorre,D. v.,Grün,R.,Günther,R.,Schmidt,K. (1986) Zwergmöwe – Larus minutus Pall., 1776 http://phthiraptera.info/node/45446
  14. Gill & Donsker (eds) (2015-03-08 23:00:00) IOC World Bird List (v5.1)
  15. Gill, B.J. & al. (+ 7 authors) (2015-03-08 23:00:00) Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.
  16. 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)
  17. Lafuente,M.,Roca,V.,Carbonell,E. (2001) Estudio de los ectoparásitos y helmintos de la gaviota de Audouin (Larus audouinii) en las Islas Chafarinas http://phthiraptera.info/node/45337
  18. 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.
  19. 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>
  20. Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
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