Spheniscidae

*Spheniscus demersus*, Cape Town, South Africa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sphenisciformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: 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 Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes Ordo: Sphenisciformes

Familia:
Subfamiliae: Spheniscinae – †Palaeeudyptinae – †Palaeospheniscinae – †Paraptenodytinae

Genera extincta: †Anthropodyptes – †Arthrodytes – †Crossvallia – †Dege – †Ichtyopteryx – †Inguza – †Madrynornis – †Marplesornis – †Neculus – †Nucleornis – †Orthopteryx – †Palaeeudyptes – †Palaeoapterodytes – †Paraptenodytes – †Pseudaptenodytes – †Tereingaornis
Species incerti generis: †Apterodytes ictus – †Delphinornis gracilis – †Orthopteryx gigas

Name

Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831: 61

Typus

Spheniscus
Brisson, 1760

References

Primary references

Bonaparte, C.L. 1831. Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli Animali Vertebrati. Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti 49 (January, February, March): 3–77. BHL Mammalia: 4–27; Aves: 28–61; Amphibia & Reptilia: 62–77. Reference page.

Links

Spheniscidae – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Пінгвіны
বাংলা: পেঙ্গুইন
čeština: Tučňákovití
Cymraeg: Pengwin
dansk: Pingvin
Deutsch: Pinguine
English: Penguins
español: Pingüino
suomi: Pingviinit
Nordfriisk: Pinguinen
français: Manchot
hrvatski: Pingvinke
magyar: Pingvinfélék
Bahasa Indonesia: Pinguin
italiano: Pinguino
日本語: ペンギン
lietuvių: Pingvininiai
македонски: Пингвини
Nederlands: Pinguïns
norsk: Pingviner
polski: Pingwiny
português: Pinguim
svenska: Pingviner
ไทย: เพนกวิน
Türkçe: Penguengiller
українська: Пінгвіни
中文: 企鵝科