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Taxonomy
Colymbus arcticus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gavia arctica by Wetmore (1956), Guthrie (1992), Varricchio (2002), Zelenkov et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Gavia arctica by Wetmore (1956), Guthrie (1992), Varricchio (2002), Zelenkov et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Colymbus arcticus Linnaeus p. 135 |
| 1956 | Gavia arctica Wetmore p. 7 |
| 1992 | Gavia arctica Guthrie p. 320 |
| 2002 | Gavia arctica Varricchio |
| 2008 | Gavia arctica Zelenkov et al. |
| 2014 | Gavia arctica del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Gavia arctica Clements et al. |
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Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 [Arctic loon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Rancholabrean to the top of the Holocene or 0.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Gavia arctica (20639) | |
| Rancholabrean (glacial) | USA (California) | Gavia arctica (20624) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Gavia arctica (20273 125234) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Gavia arctica (228444 228921) | |
| Holocene | Finland | Gavia arctica (209145) | |
| Holocene | Ukraine | Gavia arctica (215547) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Nunavut) | Gavia arctica (228896) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Gavia arctica (194810) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Yukon) | Gavia arctica (228443) | |
| Holocene | USA (Alaska) | Gavia arctica (220460) |