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Aythya marila (greater scaup)
Taxonomy
Anas marila was named by Linnaeus (1761). It is extant. It is the type species of Marila.
It was recombined as Marila marila by Hay (1930); it was recombined as Aythya marila by Alvarez (1977), Broughton (2004), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Marila marila by Hay (1930); it was recombined as Aythya marila by Alvarez (1977), Broughton (2004), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1761 | Anas marila Linnaeus |
| 1902 | Athya marila Hay p. 530 |
| 1930 | Marila marila Hay p. 307 |
| 1977 | Aythya marila Alvarez p. 214 |
| 2004 | Aythya marila Broughton p. 20 |
| 2017 | Aythya marila Clements et al. |
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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.
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subf = subfamily, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Sedinger 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Jalisco) | Aythya marila (169983) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Aythya marila (20400) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | Aythya marila (194907 194909 194912 194913 194914) |