Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combinations: Anas perspicillata, Melanitta (Pelionetta) perspicillata, Oidemia perspicillata
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 Melanitta according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Broughton 2004, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Howard 1963, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Melanitta (Pelionetta), Melanitta ceruttii, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta nigra
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (13: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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