Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus 1758 (petrel)
Reptilia - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823
Belongs to Procellaria according to S. L. Olson and P. C. Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxon: Procellaria parkinsoni
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore