WoRMS taxon details
Procellaria Linnaeus, 1758
205240 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205240)
accepted
Genus
Species Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Procellaria cinerea Gmelin, 1789
Species Procellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844
Species Procellaria parkinsoni Gray, 1862
Species Procellaria westlandica Falla, 1946
Species Procellaria diomedea Scopoli, 1769 accepted as Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria glacialis Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Species Procellaria gravis O'Reilly, 1818 accepted as Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818)
Species Procellaria grisea Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria leucorhoa Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818)
Species Procellaria pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria puffinus BrĂ¼nnich, 1764 accepted as Puffinus puffinus (BrĂ¼nnich, 1764)
Species Procellaria cinerea Gmelin, 1789
Species Procellaria conspicillata Gould, 1844
Species Procellaria parkinsoni Gray, 1862
Species Procellaria westlandica Falla, 1946
Species Procellaria diomedea Scopoli, 1769 accepted as Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria glacialis Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Species Procellaria gravis O'Reilly, 1818 accepted as Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818)
Species Procellaria grisea Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria leucorhoa Vieillot, 1818 accepted as Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Vieillot, 1818)
Species Procellaria pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Procellaria puffinus BrĂ¼nnich, 1764 accepted as Puffinus puffinus (BrĂ¼nnich, 1764)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> ii, 824 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/3/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
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Description Size: large shearwaters. Bills narrow, robust and well-hooked; always pale-coloured with nasal tubes prominent with apertures...
Description Size: large shearwaters. Bills narrow, robust and well-hooked; always pale-coloured with nasal tubes prominent with apertures directed forward. Dark legs. Tail rounded. <388> [details]
WoRMS (2019). Procellaria Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205240 on 2019-02-19
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Martinez, Olga
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> ii, 824 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/3/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939). Nomenclator Zoologicus Online. [print version]., available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939). Nomenclator Zoologicus Online. [print version]., available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]




From other sources
Description Size: large shearwaters. Bills narrow, robust and well-hooked; always pale-coloured with nasal tubes prominent with apertures directed forward. Dark legs. Tail rounded. <388> [details]