Helonetta Emslie 1992 (duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: S. D. Emslie. 1992. Two new late Blancan avifaunas from Florida and the extinction of wetland birds in the Plio-Pleistocene. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series (36)249-269

Parent taxon: Anatinae according to S. D. Emslie 1992

Sister taxa: Aix, Anatini, Awengkere, Aythyini, Bambolinetta, Cairinini, Chaulelasmus, Chenonetta, Hymenolaimini, Mergini, Nettion, Presbychen, Querquedula, Sarkidiornis, Tadorini, Tadornini, Wasonaka

Subtaxa: Helonetta brodkorbi

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Type: Helonetta brodkorbi

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at APAC Shell Pit ( of Florida)

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