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Pan-Alcidae

Pan-Alcidae
Temporal range: Late Eocene - Recent
Razorbill Alca torda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Suborder: Lari
Clade: Pan-Alcidae
Smith, 2011
Subgroups

Pan-Alcidae is a clade of charadriiform birds containing the auks and their extinct relatives. It was named in 2011 by N.A. Smith, who defined it as all descendants of the common ancestor of the group Mancallinae and crown group auks (Alcidae),[1] but some have disputed the use of the Pan- prefix in general for family-group names regulated by the Zoocode (ICZN Code).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference smith2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Louchart, A., Viriot, L. & Dubois, A. (2013): The use of the prefix Pan- and other problems in zoological family-series nomenclature. Zootaxa 3750 (2): 197-200. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.2.9

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