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Spatula

Osteichthyes - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Spatula was named by Boie (1822). It is extant. Its type is Anas clypeata.

It was assigned to Anseres by Shufeldt (1891); to Anatinae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); and to Anatidae by Hay (1902), Clements et al. (2017), Eshelman et al. (2025).

Species
S. clypeata, S. cyanoptera, S. discors, S. platalea, S. querquedula, S. rhynchotis
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2016-02-01; modified by M. Carrano on 2024-03-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Spatula Boie
1891Spatula Shufeldt p. 819
1902Spatula Hay p. 529
1930Spatula Hay p. 306
1940Spatula Wetmore p. 25
1956Spatula Wetmore p. 31
2017Spatula Clements et al.
2025Spatula Eshelman et al. p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—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
genusSpatulaBoie 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. Spatula Boie 1822
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Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 [northern shoveler]
Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 [cinnamon teal]
Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 [blue-winged teal]
Spatula platalea Vieillot 1816 [red shoveler]
Spatula querquedula Linnaeus 1758 [garganey]
Spatula rhynchotis Latham 1801 [Australian shoveler]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:27:52
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:27:52
Source: o = order
References: Sedinger 1997, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blancan to the top of the Holocene or 4.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Anas clypeata, Anas discors (52582)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Anas clypeata, Anas discors (176340) Anas clypeata, Anas discors, Anas cyanoptera (19753)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Anas clypeata, Anas discors (19750)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Palencia) S. clypeata (213667)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Anas clypeata (197789)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Anas clypeata (35078)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) S. clypeata (20639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Anas querquedula (175900)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Anas platalea (63335)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Anas clypeata (125088)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Roma) Anas querquedula (44090)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Anas discors (195049)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece S. clypeata (194476 199937 199938 199939) S. clypeata, S. querquedula (187637 194477)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Monaco S. clypeata (191730)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) S. clypeata (150336 192630)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Anas clypeata, Querquedula discors (20491)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Anas clypeata (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Anas querquedula (194807)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anas discors (20636) Anas discors, S. clypeata (20595) S. clypeata, Querquedula discors (20573)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Anas discors (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anas discors, S. clypeata (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania Anas clypeata (197947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy S. querquedula (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Anas clypeata (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Anas discors (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Anas cyanoptera, S. clypeata (93251) Anas discors, Anas cyanoptera, S. clypeata (176222)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Anas clypeata, Anas discors (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Anas clypeata (176267) S. clypeata (190077 215552) S. clypeata, Querquedula cyanoptera (44954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Anas querquedula (192960 192966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Anas querquedula (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Mexico) Anas cyanoptera (192627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Anas platalea (63338)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Anas clypeata (194906 194917 194925 194926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Anas rhynchotis (215544)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Anas clypeata, Anas querquedula (194810)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) S. discors (195062)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Anas rhynchotis (194619)