Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to G. S. Cowles 1994
See also Brodkorb 1964, Campbell 1979, Emslie 1992, Gonzalez et al. 2009, Howard 1972, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Worthy 2009, Worthy and Pledge 2007, Worthy et al. 2007, Zelenkov 2012 and Zelenkov 2017
Sister taxa: Aldabranas, Allgoviachen, Aminornis, Anatinae, Ankonetta, Anserinae, Archaeocycnus, Biziura, Cairina, Callonetta, Cayaoa, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chelychelynechen, Chendytes, Chenoanas, Chenopis, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygninae, Eoneornis, Eonessinae, Erismaturinae, Euryanas, Eutelornis, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Histrionicus, Hymenolaimus, Lavanttalornis, Lophonetta, Loxornis, Malacorhynchus, Mareca, Marmaronetta, Merganettinae, Mergellus, Netta, Nettapus, Nogusunna, Nomonyx, Nyrocinae, Olar, Oressochen, Oxyura, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Plectropterinae, Plectropterus, Pleistoanser, Protomelanitta, Ptaiochen, Romainvillinae, Sharganetta, Sibirionetta, Sinanas, Spatula, Stictonettinae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen
Subtaxa: Brantadorna Miotadorna Nannonetta Tadorna
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), China (1), Egypt (3), Indonesia (1), Italy (5), Jordan (1), New Zealand (20), Peru (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (7), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 50 collections including 55 occurrences