Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Clangula, Lophodytes, Melanitta, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Shiriyanetta
Subtaxa: Somateria fischeri Somateria gravipes Somateria mollissima Somateria spectabilis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (12: Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Estonia (1), Finland (3), Greenland (8), Italy (2), Norway (3), Portugal (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: Alaska, Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 37 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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