Aves - Phaethontiformes - Phaethontidae
Alternative spelling: Phaetontidae
Parent taxon: Phaethontiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bourdon et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2011, Olson 1975, Olson 1985 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: Clymenoptilon, Phaethusavis, Prophaethontidae
Subtaxa: Heliadornis Phaethon Proplegadis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (1 collection), Cayman Islands (3), Cook Islands (5), French Polynesia (16), the Marshall Islands (1), Mauritius (2), Micronesia (1), Niue (7), Northern Mariana Islands (6), Palau (9), Pitcairn (11), Reunion (2), Saint Helena (5), the Seychelles (2), Solomon Islands (7), Tonga (2)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), United States (1: Maryland)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 83 collections including 88 occurrences