Oxyurinae

Oxyura leucocephala ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anseriformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Aves Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Anseriformes

Familia: Anatidae
Subfamilia: Oxyurinae
Genera (10): Biziura - Heteronetta - Nomonyx - Oxyura - †Dendrochen – †Dunstanetta – †Manuherikia – †Mionetta – †Pinpanetta – †Tirarinetta

Name

Oxyurinae

Synonyms

• Dendrocheninae Livezey & Martin, 1988 [syn. Worthy & Lee (2008: 703)]

Type genera

• Oxyurinae:
• Dendrocheninae Livezey & Martin: †Dendrochen Miller, 1944 [stem = Dendrochen-]

References

• Livezey, B.C.; Martin, L.D. 1988: The systematic position of the Miocene anatid Anas[?] blanchardi Milne-Edwards. Journal of vertebrate paleontology, 8: 196-211. JSTOR
• Worthy, T.H. 2009: Descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of two new genera and four new species of Oligo-Miocene waterfowl (Aves: Anatidae) from Australia. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 411-454. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00483.x
• Worthy, T.H.; Lee, M.S.Y. 2008: Affinities of Miocene (19–16 Ma) waterfowl (Anatidae: Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna) from the St Bathans fauna, New Zealand. Palaeontology, 51: 677–708. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00778.x

Vernacular names

English: stiff-tailed ducks

dansk: Skarveænder
Deutsch: Ruderenten
français: Érismatures
Nederlands: Stekelstaarteenden
polski: Sterniczki