†Shiriyanetta Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015 (seaduck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: J. Watanabe and H. Matsuoka. 2015. Flightless diving duck (Aves, Anatidae) from the Pleistocene of Shiriya, northeast Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(6):e994745
Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Watanabe and H. Matsuoka 2015
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Clangula, Lophodytes, Melanitta, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Somateria
Subtaxa: Shiriyanetta hasegawai
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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