Puffinus puffinus Brunnich 1764 (Manx shearwater)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combinations: Procellaria puffinus, Puffinus (Puffinus) puffinus

Synonym: Puffinus mcgalli Shufeldt 1916

Belongs to Puffinus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 2004, Olson and James 1982, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Watanabe et al. 2020, Weesie 1988, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Puffinus (Puffinus), Puffinus antiquus, Puffinus aquitanicus, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus barnesi, Puffinus calhouni, Puffinus conradi, Puffinus eyermani, Puffinus felthami, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus holeae, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus inceptor, Puffinus kanakoffi, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus micraulax, Puffinus mitchelli, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus nestori, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus spelaeus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Cyprus (1 collection), Gibraltar (2), Greece (2), Italy (3), Japan (2), Norway (1), Portugal (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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