Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Shufeldt 1891, Watanabe et al. 2020, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Lophodytes, Melanitta, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Shiriyanetta, Somateria
Subtaxa: Clangula hyemalis
Type: Anas clangula
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Estonia (1), Finland (1), Greenland (4), Japan (5), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Florida, Oregon, Utah)
• Miocene of Hungary (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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