Procellariiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Procellaria +‎ -iformes.

Proper noun

Procellariiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, etc. Formerly known as Tubinares.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Diomedeidae — petrels, Procellariidae — petrels, albatrosses, etc, Pelecanoididae — diving petrels, Hydrobatidae — storm-petrels

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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