Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Charadriiformes > Family Alcidae > Genus Pinguinus

Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Alca Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Pinguinusaccepted genus name

Species group names

Alca impennis Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): geirfugl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: reuzenalk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: great auk sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
 English-United States: Great Auk sources: Charles Hussey
 French: grand pingouin sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 German: Riesenalk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Μεγάλη άλκα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: didžioji alka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: geirfugl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: geirfugl sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 130
 Norwegian Nynorsk: geirfugl sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 130
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): geirfugl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: alka olbrzymia sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: бескрылая гагарка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: velika njorka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: alca gigante sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: büyük dalıcımartı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Безкрила гагарка; Гагарка безкрила

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 375-376

additional source

Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

additional source

Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.

additional source

Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p.

additional source

Squires, H.J. 1990. Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 221. 532 p.

additional source

ITIS database

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (1 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137132

Drs Cees Roselaar. Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96977

Image

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137132
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96977

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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