Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combinations: Anas clangula, Clangula clangula, Glaucionetta clangula
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 Bucephala according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kilmer and Steadman 2016 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: Bucephala albeola, Bucephala angustipes, Bucephala islandica, Bucephala ossivallis
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Estonia (1 collection), Finland (1), Jordan (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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