Spheniscus demersus Linnaeus 1758 (African penguin)
PaleoDB taxon number: 368330
Alternative combination: Diomedea demersa
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Spheniscus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Spheniscus chilensis, Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus megaramphus, Spheniscus mendiculus, Spheniscus muizoni, Spheniscus urbinai