Mergus milleneri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anseriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Anseriformes

Familia: Anatidae
Subfamilia: Merginae
Genus: Mergus
Species: †Mergus milleneri

Name

Mergus milleneri Williams & Tennyson, 2014: 22

• Original genus: Mergus Linnaeus, 1758
• Original status: Valid species
• Primary type: Holotype
  • Fixation: Designated
  • Description: Female skull
  • Repository: MONZ (NMNZ S.29496.3)
• Type locality: 'The cave Te Ana a Moe, Chatham Island, Pacific Ocean (Holocene age)' [NEW ZEALAND CH]
• ZooBank: DE0D341A-7B5C-4002-B77B-C27F15F3C474

References

• Williams, M.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Sim, D. 2014: Island differentiation of New Zealand's extinct mergansers (Anatidae: Mergini), with description of a new species from Chatham Island. Wildfowl 64: 3-34. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 22, and figs. 3A, 4; original description]