Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combinations: Alopochen (Mascarenachen) kervazoi, Mascarenachen kervazoi
Full reference: G. S. Cowles. 1994. A new genus, three new species and two new records of extinct Holocene birds from Réunion Island, Indian Ocean. Geobios 27:87-93
Belongs to Alopochen according to J. P. Hume 2013
See also Cowles 1994, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Alopochen (Mascarenachen), Alopochen aegyptiaca, Alopochen mauritianus, Alopochen sirabensis
Type specimen: MNHN LAC 1993.19, a maxilla (rostrum maxillare). Its type locality is Grotte des Premiers Francais, bed 5, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Reunion.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Reunion (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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