Reptilia - Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39733
Synonym: Catarrhactes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 (taxon 143762)
Parent taxon: Spheniscidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anthropodyptes, Anthropornithinae, Aptenodytes, Apterodytes ictus, Arthrodytes, Crossvallia, Dege, Delphinornis gracilis, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Ichtyopteryx, Inguza, Madrynornis, Marplesornis, Megadyptes, Neculus, Nucleornis, Orthopteryx, Orthopteryx gigas, Palaeeudyptes, Palaeeudyptinae, Palaeoapterodytes, Paraptenodytes, Pseudaptenodytes, Spheniscinae, Spheniscus, Tereingaornis
Subtaxa: Pygoscelis adeliae, Pygoscelis antarcticus, Pygoscelis calderensis, Pygoscelis grandis, Pygoscelis papua, Pygoscelis tyreei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore