Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 (horned grebe)

Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae

Alternative combinations: Colymbus (Dytes) auritus, Colymbus auritus

Synonyms: Colymbus (Pliodytes) lanquisti Brodkorb 1953, Fulica pisana Portis 1887, Pliodytes lanquisti Brodkorb 1953, Podiceps howardae Storer 2001, Podiceps pisanus Portis 1887

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 Podiceps according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Brodkorb 1955, Broughton 2004, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Regalia 1902, Storer 2001, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps miocenicus, Podiceps nigricollis, Podiceps parvus, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus, Miobaptus walteri

Subtaxa: Podiceps auritus cornutus

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Type specimens:

  • Podiceps auritus: 1
  • Fulica pisana: Its type locality is Orciano Pisano, which is in a Piacenzian open shallow subtidal mudstone in Italy.
  • Pliodytes lanquisti: UF/PB 299, a limb element (right coracoid).
  • Podiceps howardae: USNM 252314.

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), United States (13: California, Florida, Oregon, Virginia)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)

• Pliocene of Italy (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences

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