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Anser anser (greylag goose)

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Anas anser was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Anser.

It was recombined as Anser anser by Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Rudenko (1960), Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak (1998), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Anas anser Linnaeus p. 123
1902Anser anser Hay p. 530
1930Anser anser Hay p. 302
1960Anser anser Rudenko
1998Anser anser Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak p. 54
2017Anser anser 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
subfamilyAnserinaeVigors 1825
tribeAnseriniVigors 1825
genusAnser
speciesanser()

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.

Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 [greylag goose]
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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: folivoresubf
Diet 2: granivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:20:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:26:40
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Anser anser (183123)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy Anser anser (197926)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0United Kingdom Anser anser (197163)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Anser anser (79548)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Anser anser (124956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Anser anser (193440)