WoRMS taxon details
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution North America
Distribution North America [details]
WoRMS (2024). Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137132 on 2024-04-26
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context source (Bermuda)
Olson, S. L. (2003). A fossil of the Great Auk Penguinus impennis from Middle Pleistocene deposits in Bermuda. Atlantic Seabirds, 5(2): 81-84 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Distribution North America [details]Extinction extinct [details]
Reproduction believed to Breed on both sides of the North Atlantic. In North America it was found on islands on the Newfoundland coat ecspecially Funk Island. Wintered on the open sea south as far as Florida. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | reuzenalk | [details] |
| English | great auk | [details] |
| French | grand pingouin | [details] |
| German | Riesenalk | [details] |
| Lithuanian | didžioji alka | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μεγάλη άλκα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | geirfugl | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | geirfugl | [details] |
| Polish | alka olbrzymia | [details] |
| Russian | бескрылая гагарка | [details] |
| Slovenian | velika njorka | [details] |
| Spanish | alca gigante | [details] |
| Turkish | büyük dalıcımartı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Гагарка безкрилаБезкрила гагарка | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 576 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Extinct)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Great Auk Pinguinus impennis USNM 57338-23)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 576 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Extinct)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Great Auk Pinguinus impennis USNM 57338-23)
To PESI
To ITIS
