Strix occidentalis Xántus 1860 (spotted owl)
PaleoDB taxon number: 369185
Alternative combination: Syrnium occidentale
Belongs to Strix according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Strix aluco, Strix antiqua, Strix brevis, Strix collongensis, Strix dakota, Strix edwardsi, Strix ignota, Strix leptogrammica, Strix melitensis, Strix nebulosa, Strix perpasta, Strix sancti, Strix uralensis, Strix varia