Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combinations: Anas nigra, Oidemia nigra
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 Hay 1930 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Melanitta (Pelionetta), Melanitta ceruttii, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta perspicillata
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), Finland (1), Norway (1), Portugal (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (3)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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