†subfamily Spheniscinae Simpson 1946 (penguin)
Aves - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1946. Fossil Penguins. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 87(1):1-100
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to P. Brodkorb 1963
See also Simpson 1946
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marambiornopsis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spheniscinae in the database