Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
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, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen, Uyrekura
Subtaxa: Spatula clypeata Spatula cyanoptera Spatula discors Spatula platalea Spatula querquedula Spatula rhynchotis
Type: Anas clypeata
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Greece (8), Hungary (1), Italy (4), Mexico (2), Monaco (1), New Zealand (2), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (25: California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 55 collections including 73 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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