Aves - Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alternative combination: Alca arctica
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Fratercula according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Fratercula cirrhata, Fratercula corniculata, Fratercula dowi
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Gibraltar (1 collection), Greenland (1), Italy (1), Norway (2), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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