Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Procellariiformes > Family Procellariidae

Puffinus Brisson, 1760

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Puffinus assimilis Gould, 1838
Puffinus baroli (Bonaparte, 1857)
Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818)
Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
Puffinus mauretanicus Lowe, 1921
Puffinus puffinus (Brünnich, 1764)
Puffinus yelkouan (Acerbi, 1827)

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
additional source	Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London.
additional source	Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp.

Taxon found in 1894 publications.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Puffinus Brisson, 1760. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137065

Drs Cees Roselaar. Puffinus Brisson, 1760. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96589