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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Arenaria	Arenaria sp.	genus
Arenaria (Strepsilas)	Strepsilas sp. (Arenaria)	genus (synonym)
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	full species
Arenaria interpres interpres	Ruddy Turnstone (interpres)	nominal subspecies
Arenaria interpres interpres (interpres)	Ruddy Turnstone (interpres, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Arenaria interpres interpres (oahuensis)	Ruddy Turnstone (interpres, syn. oahuensis)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Arenaria interpres morinella	Ruddy Turnstone (morinella)	subspecies
Arenaria melanocephala	Black Turnstone	full species