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Spheniscus  Brisson, 1760
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174461

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Banded Penguins [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderSphenisciformes  – Penguins, pingouins  
                            FamilySpheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831 – Penguins  
                               GenusSpheniscus Brisson, 1760 – Banded Penguins  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesSpheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) – African Penguin, Pingüino de El Cabo, pinguim-do-cabo, Manchot du Cap 
                                  SpeciesSpheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834 – Humboldt Penguin, Pingüino de Humboldt, pinguim-de-humboldt, Manchot de Humboldt 
                                  SpeciesSpheniscus magellanicus (J. R. Forster, 1781) – Magellanic Penguin, Pingüino magallánico, pinguim-de-magalhães, Manchot de Magellan 
                                  SpeciesSpheniscus mendiculus Sundevall, 1871 – Galapagos Penguin, Pingüino de Galápagos, pinguim-das-galápagos, Manchot des Galapagos 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Spheniscus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Spheniscus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Spheniscus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.08, website (version 08-Feb-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Spheniscus   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Not to be confused with 'Spheniscus Bezzi, 1913' (TSN 669348), which is an unjustified emendation of a fly genus  
 

 

    


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