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Aythya

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Aythya Boie
1891Aythya Shufeldt p. 819
1902Athya Hay p. 530
1956Athya Wetmore p. 31
1964Aythya Brodkorb p. 228
1967Aythya Wilson p. 206
1985Aythya Hou p. 119
1986Aythya Mlíkovsky and Svec p. 265
1992Aythya Emslie p. 257
1992Aythya Parmalee p. 310
2001Aythya Olson and Rasmussen p. 285
2009Aythya Gonzalez et al.
2017Aythya Clements et al.
2020Aythya Worthy and Nguyen p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderAnseriformesWagler 1831
familyAnatidaeVigors 1825
subfamilyAnatinaeVigors 1825
tribeAythyini
genusAythyaBoie 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Aythya Boie 1822
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Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 [lesser scaup]
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
Aythya aretina Portis 1889
Aythya arvernensis Lydekker 1891
Aythya australis Eyton 1838 [hardhead]
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Invalid names: Anas elapsa De Vis 1888 [synonym], Nyroca reclusa De Vis 1888 [synonym]
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 [common pochard]
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 [tufted duck]
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand scaup]
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 [ferruginous pochard]
Aythya sepulta Portis 1889
Aythya shihuibas Hou 1985
Aythya spatiosa Kurochkin 1976
Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 [canvasback]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available