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Gygis

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Taxonomy
Gygis was named by Wagler (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Charadriiformes by Smith (2011); to Laridae by Olson (1975) and Clements et al. (2017); and to Laromorphae by Mayr (2022).

Species
G. alba

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Gygis Wagler
1975Gygis Olson p. 28
2011Gygis Smith p. 30 figs. Figure 14
2017Gygis Clements et al.
2022Gygis Mayr p. 77 figs. Fig. 5.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLariSharpe 1891
infraorderLarides
superfamilyLaroideaStejneger 1885
familyLaridaeVigors 1825
genusGygisWagler 1832

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Gygis Wagler 1832
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Gygis alba Sparman 1786 [white tern]
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Gygis alba candida Gmelin 1789 [Pacific white tern]
Gygis alba microrhyncha Saunders 1876 [little white tern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands G. alba (194622) G. candida (194625 194626 194628 194643 194645) G. candida, G. microrhyncha (194627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0American Samoa G. alba (193800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia G. alba (194672 194673 194675 198008 198009 198010 198022 198023 198024 198026 231176)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue G. alba (193873 193874)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau G. candida (209730 209740)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga G. candida (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena G. alba (176072 176075 176077 194214 194226 194278) Sterninae indet. (194221)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of G. candida (194650 194651)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) G. alba (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands G. alba (193453 194760 194763 194765) G. alba, G. microrhyncha (194764)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn G. alba (193762 193763 193764 193786 193787 193788 193789 193790 193791 193792 193793 193794)