Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Nettion crecca
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Anas according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018
See also Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Carrera et al. 2018, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Emslie 1992, Gut and Ray 1963, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Parmalee 1992, Rudenko 1960, Steadman and Mead 2010 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anas (Nettium), Anas acuta, Anas amotape, Anas apscheronica, Anas bahamensis, Anas basaltica, Anas bernieri, Anas blanchardi, Anas castanea, Anas chathamica, Anas cheuen, Anas chlorotis, Anas crassa, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gracilis, Anas isarensis, Anas itchtucknee, Anas kurochkini, Anas laysanensis, Anas luederitzensis, Anas macroptera, Anas marecula, Anas melleri, Anas meyeri, Anas pachyscelus, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas risgoviensis, Anas robusta, Anas rubripes, Anas sanctaehelenae, Anas schneideri, Anas skalicensis, Anas soporata, Anas superciliosa, Anas talarae, Anas theodori, Anas wyvilliana
Subtaxa: Anas crecca carolinensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (6 collections), Finland (4), Greece (5), Italy (1), Mexico (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (4), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (27: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 59 collections including 60 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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