Lophodytes Reichenbach 1853 (seaduck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009
See also Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lunk 1952, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Clangula, Melanitta, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Shiriyanetta, Somateria
Subtaxa: Lophodytes cucullatus
Type: Mergus cucullatus
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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