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Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Anas superciliosa was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Anas superciliosa Gmelin
1888Nyroca robusta De Vis
1933Nyroca robusta Lambrecht p. 355
1964Aythya robusta Brodkorb p. 229
1977Anas superciliosa Olson p. 128
1990Anas superciliosa McNamara p. 293 fig. 5F,G
1990Anas superciliosa Steadman et al. p. 133
1991Anas superciliosa Steadman p. 339
1997Anas superciliosa Worthy p. 103
1998Anas superciliosa Worthy p. 117
2013Anas superciliosa Tennyson and Scofield
2014Anas superciliosa del Hoyo et al.
2015Anas superciliosa Worthy et al. p. 210
2017Anas superciliosa Clements et al.
2020Anas superciliosa 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
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—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
tribeAnatiniVigors 1825
genusAnas
speciessuperciliosaGmelin 1789

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.

Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789 [Pacific black duck]
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Invalid names: Nyroca robusta De Vis 1888 [synonym]
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: freshwatersubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: herbivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:26:23
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:26:23
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Anas superciliosa (183080)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Anas superciliosa (136072 181314)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Anas superciliosa (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Anas superciliosa (193448 194756 194757 194760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Anas superciliosa (100554 194618 194619)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Anas superciliosa (215544)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Anas superciliosa (215392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Anas superciliosa (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Macquarie Island) Anas superciliosa (194607)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Anas superciliosa (209077)