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Histrionicus

Osteichthyes - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Histrionicus was named by Lesson (1828). It is extant. Its type is Anas histrionicus.

It was assigned to Fuligulinae by Hay (1930); to Nyrocinae by Wetmore (1940); and to Anatidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species
H. histrionicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Histrionicus Lesson
1930Histrionicus Hay p. 308
1940Histrionicus Wetmore p. 27
2017Histrionicus Clements et al.

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—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
genusHistrionicusLesson 1828

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. Histrionicus Lesson 1828
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Histrionicus histrionicus Linnaeus 1758 [harlequin duck]
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, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) H. histrionicus (52582)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Aomori) H. histrionicus (101897)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) H. histrionicus (20639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy H. histrionicus (197786)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) H. histrionicus (101898 210642)