Calonectris Mathews and Iredale 1915 (shearwater)
Reptilia - Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39697
Parent taxon: Procellariidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ardenna, Argyrodyptes, Bulweria, Daption, Eopuffinus, Fulmarinae, Fulmarus, Halobaena, Hydrornis, Macronectes, Oestrelata, Pachyptila, Pachyptilinae, Pagodroma, Pelecanoides, Procellaria, Procellariinae, Pseudobulweria, Pterodroma, Pterodromoides, Puffinus, Thalassoica
Subtaxa: Calonectris diomedea, Calonectris krantzi, Calonectris kurodai, Calonectris wingatei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore