Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Synonyms: Oedemia Fleming 1822, Oidemia Fleming 1822
Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also Chandler 1990, Clements et al. 2017, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Watanabe et al. 2020, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Clangula, Lophodytes, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Shiriyanetta, Somateria
Subtaxa: Melanitta (Pelionetta) Melanitta ceruttii Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra Melanitta perspicillata
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), Finland (1), Japan (4), Norway (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (36: California, Maryland, Oregon)
• Blancan of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 53 collections including 71 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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