Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Parent taxon: Alcinae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Carroll 1988, Chandler 1990, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Howard 1968, Lambrecht 1933, Olson 1985, Smith 2011, Smith et al. 2007, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Alcini, Alle, Brachyramphus, Mancalla, Pinguinus, Pseudocepphus, Synthliboramphus, Uria
Subtaxa: Cerorhinca dubia Cerorhinca minor Cerorhinca monocerata Cerorhinca reai
Type: Alca monocerata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: Alaska, California collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (2: California, North Carolina)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (2: California)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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