Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
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, Euryanas, Eutelornis, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Gracanicanetta, 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, Tadorninae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen, Uyrekura
Subtaxa: Erismatura Pinpanetta Tirarinetta
Type: Erismatura
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences