Spheniscidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Aves

order

Sphenisciformes

family

Spheniscidae

Name

Synonyms

Apterodytes ictus (Ameghino, 1901)

Ichthyopteryx Wiman, 1905

Orthopteryx Wiman, 1905

Orthopteryx gigas Wiman, 1905

Palaeoapterodytes ictus (Ameghino, 1901)

Tereingaornis moisleyi Scarlett, 1983

Homonyms

Spheniscidae

Common names

Penguins in English

Penguins in English

Penguins in English

penguins in language.

penguins in English

pingvinfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

penguins in English

pinguïns in Dutch

Bibliographic References

1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
3. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
4. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.