Biology:Mergellus
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Short description: Genus of duck
| Mergellus | |
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| Smew (Mergellus albellus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | Mergellus Selby, 1840 |
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Mergellus is a genus of duck. The smew (Mergellus albellus) is the only living species, but an extinct species known as Mergellus mochanovi has also been described from Late Pleistocene deposits in the Yakutia region of Russia .[1]
References
- ↑ Zelenkov, N. (2014). "Two New Waterfowl Species (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Upper Pleistocene of Yakutia: The First Extinct Species of Quaternary Birds from Russia". Paleontological Journal 48 (6): 645–654. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060161. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268143312.
Wikidata ☰ Q10792772 entry
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