Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 1864 (black-vented shearwater)

Aves - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae

Alternative combinations: Puffinus (Puffinus) opisthomelas, Puffinus puffinus opisthomelas

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

See also Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Hubbs and Jehl 1976, Miller and DeMay 1942 and Wetmore 1940

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 pacificoides, Puffinus parvus, Puffinus priscus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus spelaeus, Puffinus tedfordi, Puffinus yelkouan

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (12: California)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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