Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Dafila acuta
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 Anas according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018
See also Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1963, Howard 1969, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Shufeldt 1891, Steadman and Mead 2010, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anas (Nettium), Anas amotape, Anas apscheronica, Anas bahamensis, Anas basaltica, Anas bernieri, Anas blanchardi, Anas castanea, Anas chathamica, Anas cheuen, Anas chlorotis, Anas crassa, Anas crecca, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gracilis, Anas isarensis, Anas itchtucknee, Anas kurochkini, Anas laysanensis, Anas luederitzensis, Anas macroptera, Anas marecula, Anas melleri, Anas meyeri, Anas pachyscelus, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas risgoviensis, Anas robusta, Anas rubripes, Anas sanctaehelenae, Anas schneideri, Anas skalicensis, Anas soporata, Anas superciliosa, Anas talarae, Anas theodori, Anas wyvilliana
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Canada (1: Quebec), Egypt (6), Greece (2), Italy (1), Japan (1), Mexico (3), the Russian Federation (2), United States (11: California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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