Aechmophorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Podicipediformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Mirandornithes Ordo: Podicipediformes

Familia: Podicipedidae
Genus: Aechmophorus
Species: A. clarkii – A. occidentalis

Species extinctae: †A. elasson

Name

Aechmophorus Coues, 1862: 229

Gender: masculine.
Type species: Podiceps occidentalis Lawrence, 1858 [=Aechmophorus occidentalis]
Fixation: by original designation.

References

Primary references

Coues, E. 1862. Synopsis of the North American Forms of the Colymbidae and Podicipidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 226–233. BHL Reference page.

Links

Aechmophorus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Renntaucher
eesti: Suurpütt
فارسی: کشیم‌های نوک‌نیزه‌ای
suomi: Pitkäkaulauikut
עברית: טבלן צפון-אמריקאי
日本語: クビナガカイツブリ属
русский: Западноамериканские поганки
svenska: Svandoppingar

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