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Taxonomy
Colymbus stellatus was named by Pontoppidan (1763). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gavia stellata by Broughton (2004), Zelenkov et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Watanabe et al. (2020) and Watanabe et al. (2020).
It was recombined as Gavia stellata by Broughton (2004), Zelenkov et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Watanabe et al. (2020) and Watanabe et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1763 | Colymbus stellatus Pontoppidan |
| 2004 | Gavia stellata Broughton p. 8 fig. 3A |
| 2008 | Gavia stellata Zelenkov et al. |
| 2014 | Gavia stellata del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Gavia stellata Clements et al. |
| 2020 | Gavia stellata Watanabe et al. p. 5 |
| 2020 | Gavia stellata Watanabe et al. p. 683 fig. 6A,B,D,F |
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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.
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 [Red-throated loon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Taiwan (Chiayi) | Gavia stellata (232679) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan (Chiba) | Gavia stellata (56359) | |
| Rancholabrean (glacial) | USA (California) | Gavia stellata (20624) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Gavia stellata (101898) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Gavia stellata (228921) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Gavia stellata (194810) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Nunavut) | Gavia stellata (160848 229484) | |
| Holocene | USA (Alaska) | Gavia stellata (220460) | |
| Holocene | Finland | Gavia stellata (209159) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | Gavia stellata (194880 194905 194906 194907 194908 194912 194914 194926 194927 194928) |