Anous Stephens 1826 (shorebird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 186396
Synonym: Procelsterna Lafresnaye 1842 (taxon 371107)
Parent taxon: Laridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anoinae, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Halcyornis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larinae, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Pseudosterna, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterna, Sterninae, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema
Subtaxa: Anous ceruleus, Anous minutus, Anous stolidus, Anous tenuirostris
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore