Clangula Leach 1819 (seaduck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Parent taxon: Mergini according to J. Gonzalez et al. 2009

See also Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Shufeldt 1891, Watanabe et al. 2020, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Bucephala, Lophodytes, Melanitta, Mergus, Ocyplonessa, Shiriyanetta, Somateria

Subtaxa: Clangula hyemalis

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Type: Anas clangula

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Estonia (1), Finland (1), Greenland (4), Japan (5), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Florida, Oregon, Utah)

• Miocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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