Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Anas mollissima
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Somateria according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Somateria fischeri, Somateria gravipes, Somateria spectabilis
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (6: Newfoundland, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Estonia (1), Finland (3), Greenland (4), Norway (2), Portugal (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Alaska)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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