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Anas fulvigula (mottled duck)

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Anas obscura fulvigula was named by Ridgway (1874). It is extant.

It was recombined as Anas fulvigula by Wetmore (1931), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Anas obscura fulvigula Ridgway
1931Anas fulvigula Wetmore p. 20
1940Anas fulvigula Wetmore p. 23
1956Anas fulvigula Wetmore p. 29
2014Anas fulvigula del Hoyo et al.
2017Anas fulvigula Clements et al.

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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
speciesfulvigula(Ridgway 1874)

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 fulvigula Ridgway 1874 [mottled duck]
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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: Sedinger 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Anas fulvigula (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anas fulvigula (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anas fulvigula (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Anas fulvigula (20581 20636)