Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 (velvet scoter)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas fusca

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Melanitta according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020

See also Broughton 2004, Clements et al. 2017, Guthrie 1992, Linnaeus 1758 and Watanabe et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Melanitta (Pelionetta), Melanitta ceruttii, Melanitta nigra, Melanitta perspicillata

Subtaxa: Melanitta fusca deglandi

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Yukon collection), Finland (1), Japan (4), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), United States (14: California, Maryland, Oregon)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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