Name - Macronectes Richmond 1905

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:936587 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Macronectes

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Original Description Reference

• New generic name for the Giant Petrel. P Soc Washington, xviii 1905: p. 76. [Zoological Record Volume 42]

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Recent Publications

• Case 2784. Procellaria gigantea Gmelin, (1789) (currently Macronectes giganteus; Aves, Procellariiformes): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by designation of a neotype.
• Opinion 1751. Procellaria gigantea Gmelin, (1789) (currently Macronectes giganteus; Aves, Procellariiformes): usage of the specific name conserved by the designation of a neotype.
• New generic name for the Giant Petrel.

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