WoRMS taxon details
Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
137074 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137074)
accepted
Species
Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, terrestrial
(of Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution North America; from Greenland to Virginia
Distribution North America; from Greenland to Virginia [details]
WoRMS (2023). Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137074 on 2023-06-08
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(of Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 124 [details] Available for editors
[request] context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Dimensions Length: 24" (61 cm) [details]Distribution North America; from Greenland to Virginia [details]
Reproduction Breeds from Greenland, the arctic islands, and Alaska south along the coast to Nova Scotia and Maine. Winters as far north as there is open water and south on the Atlantic coast as far North Carolina. Eggs laid from middle May to middle July. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | pata e detit | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена гага | [details] |
| Danish | ederfugl | [details] |
| Dutch | eidereendeider | [details] |
| English | eider duckeidercommon eider | [details] |
| French | eider communeider à duvet | [details] |
| German | Eiderente | [details] |
| Icelandic | aeduraedarfugl | [details] |
| Italian | edredone | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji gaga | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κοινή Πουπουλόπαπια | [details] |
| Norwegian | Ærfugl | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ærfugl | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ærfugl | [details] |
| Polish | edredon | [details] |
| Romanian | eiderul | [details] |
| Russian | обыкновенная гага | [details] |
| Slovenian | gaga | [details] |
| Spanish | eider común | [details] |
| Swedish | ejder | [details] |
| Turkish | pufla kazıpufla kazi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Пухівка (Звичайна гага)пухівкаЗвичайна гагаГага звичайна | [details] |
| Welsh | hwyaden fwythblu | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (901 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (1214 nucleotides; 1029 proteins) (from synonym Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (1214 nucleotides; 1029 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (901 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (1214 nucleotides; 1029 proteins) (from synonym Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (1214 nucleotides; 1029 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To ITIS
