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RAS taxon details
Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831
AphiaID
196034
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196034)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Chordata
(Phylum)
Vertebrata
(Subphylum)
Gnathostomata
(Infraphylum)
Tetrapoda
(Megaclass)
Reptilia
(Superclass)
Aves
(Class)
Sphenisciformes
(Order)
Spheniscidae
(Family)
Status
accepted
Rank
Family
Parent
Sphenisciformes
Direct children (6)
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Genus
Aptenodytes
J. R. Forster, 1777
Genus
Eudyptes
Vieillot, 1816
Genus
Eudyptula
Bonaparte, 1856
Genus
Megadyptes
Milne-Edwards, 1880
Genus
Pygoscelis
Wagler, 1832
Genus
Spheniscus
Brisson, 1760
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
RAS (2025). Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196034 on 2025-05-13
Regional species database citation
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196034 on 2025-05-13
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-27 19:49:34Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2020-06-25 07:35:06Z
changed
Decock, Wim
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Attributes (4)
Links (3)
Not documented
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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