Fratercula Brisson 1760 (puffin)
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Alcidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39614
Parent taxon: Alcidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Aethiinae, Alca, Alcinae, Cepphus, Cerorhinca, Fraterculinae, Mancallinae, Miocepphus, Nautilornithinae, Petralcinae, Plautus, Synthliboramphus, Uria
Subtaxa: Fratercula arctica, Fratercula cirrhata, Fratercula corniculata, Fratercula dowi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore