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Taxon: Genus Anas Linnaeus, 1758 - Pacific black duck (bird)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 122.

Etymology

Latin (subst. fem.) anas (gen.: anatis), duck. Ref: ICZN, 1999: Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).

Gender

Feminine Ref: ICZN, 1999. Int. Code Zool. Nomencl. (ed. 4): Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).

Types

Type ofAnatinae (Subfamily) Vigors, 1825

Variants

Unavailable nameAnas (Genus) nom. inval.

Synonyms

Synonymous nameDafila (Genus) Stephens, 1824 Ref: PBDB: 2 Feb 2016.
Synonymous namePachyanas (Genus) Oliver, 1955 Ref: PBDB: 3 Apr 2018.
IncludingCygnus (Genus) nom. inval.
IncludingLophonetta (Genus) Riley, 1914
IncludingQuerquedula (Genus) Stephens, 1824
IncludingSpatula (Genus) Boie, 1822
IncludingSpeculanas (Genus) Boetticher, 1929

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameechte zwemeenden

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namePacific black duck Ref: 1994
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