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Larus cachinnans

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Description

The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull and a member of the herring and lesser black-backed gull complex. The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird, and cachinnans means "laughing", from cachinnare, "to laugh".

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larus_cachinnans, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2481181	https://www.gbif.org/species/2481181
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	370407	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=370407

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Larus : Larus cachinnans

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Larus : Larus cachinnans

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Sauropsida	Huxley 1864
class	Reptilia	Laurenti 1768
subclass	Eureptilia
-	Romeriida	Gauthier et al. 1988
-	Diapsida
-	Eosuchia
-	Neodiapsida	Benton 1985
-	Sauria	Gauthier 1984
-	Archosauromorpha
-	Crocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
-	Eucrocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauria
informal	Avemetatarsalia	Benton 1999
-	Ornithodira	Gauthier 1986
-	Dinosauromorpha	Benton 1985
-	Dinosauriformes	Novas 1992
-	Dinosauria
-	Saurischia
-	Theropoda
-	Neotheropoda	Bakker 1986
-	Averostra	Paul 2002
-	Tetanurae	Gauthier 1986
order	Avetheropoda	Paul 1988
suborder	Coelurosauria	Huene 1914
-	Maniraptora	Gauthier 1986
-	Paraves	Sereno 1997
class	Aves	Linnaeus 1758
order	Charadriiformes	Huxley 1867
family	Laridae	Vigors 1825
genus	Larus	Linnaeus 1758
species	Larus cachinnans	Pallas 1811

Generic Name

Larus

Common Name

Caspian gull

Scientific Name

Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811

Name Published In

Pallas, P.S. (1811-1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones, anatomen atque icones plurimorum. Petropoli. 3 vols.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Larus cachinnans	species	belongs to Larus	stated with evidence	Pallas, 1811

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene

Environment

marine (based on Charadriiformes)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Theropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Coelurosauria)

Reproduction

oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)

Ontogeny

accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)

Taphonomy

hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017

Common Name(s)

Goéland Pontique, Pontic Gull, Pontische Meeuw, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Kaspimåke, Steppenmöwe, Valkopäälokki, Gulfotad Gråtrut, Rasen Cachinnans, Kaspisk Måge, Kaspisk Trut, Weißkopfmöwe, Gaviota Patiamarilla, Goéland Leucophée, Sárgalábú Sirály, Gabbiano Reale Mediterraneo, Geelpootmeeuw, Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas, Gabbiano Reale Pontico, Gaviota Del Caspio, Kaspijas Kaija, Levantmåge, Aroharmaalokki (valkopäälokki), Gaivota-do-cáspio, Gavià Del Caspi, Kaspijinis Kiras, Koldjalg-hõbekajakas, Mewa Białogłowa, Racek Bělohlavý, Rumenonogi Galeb, Sztyeppi Sirály, čajka Bielohlavá, Хохотунья, カスピアカモメ, 裡海銀鷗〔黃腳銀鷗，蒙古銀鷗〕, 黄脚银鸥, Kaspimåse, Weisskopfmöwe, Gabbiano Reale, Gümüş Martı, Kümüş Martı, Pescăruşul Argintiu, Pulëbardha, Pulëbardha Këmbëverdhë, Ασημόγλαρος της Κασπίας, Мартин жовтоногий, каспийская чайка, хохотунья, キアシセグロカモメ

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larus_cachinnans

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)
Larus cachinnans atlantis subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Larus cachinnans cachinnans subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Larus cachinnans mongolicus subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Larus argentatus cachinnans Pallas, 1811	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Larus : *Larus argentatus cachinnans*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1811	Larus cachinnans Pallas
2017	Larus cachinnans Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017

Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life

(2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9 - via Catalogue of Life

SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

(2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005) - via Catalogue of Life

(2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.04.02 - via Catalogue of Life

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada - via Catalogue of Life

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 375-376 - via World Register of Marine Species

Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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