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WoRMS taxon details

Somateria Leach, 1819

AphiaID

137003 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137003)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anatidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (3)

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Species Somateria fischeri (Brandt, 1847)
Species Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Somateria Leach, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137003 on 2026-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2020-06-25 07:35:06Z

changed

Decock, Wim

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]