Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative spelling: Athya
Parent taxon: Aythyini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also Brodkorb 1964, Clements et al. 2017, Emslie 1992, Hay 1902, Hou 1985, Mlíkovsky and Svec 1986, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Parmalee 1992, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1956, Wilson 1967 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxon: Pteronetta
Subtaxa: Aythya affinis Aythya americana Aythya aretina Aythya arvernensis Aythya australis Aythya collaris Aythya ferina Aythya fuligula Aythya marila Aythya novaeseelandiae Aythya nyroca Aythya sepulta Aythya shihuibas Aythya spatiosa Aythya valisineria
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of East Timor (1 collection), Egypt (3), Greece (3), Italy (5), Jordan (1), Mexico (6), New Zealand (4), Panama (1), Reunion (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (5), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (49: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Wyoming)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 88 collections including 124 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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