Mionetta

Mionetta blanchardi

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 Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: 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 Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Anseriformes

Familia: Anatidae
Subfamilia: Oxyurinae
Genus: †Mionetta
Species: †M. blanchardi – ?†M. consobrina – ?†M. eversa – ?†M. natator

Name

Mionetta Livezey & Martin, 1988: 208

Gender: feminine

Type species: Anas blanchardi Milne-Edwards, 1863 [by original designation]

Etymology: "mio, from Greek meion or mikros, less or little, after its stratigraphic position; and Greek netta, duck" [Livezey & Martin, 1988: 208]

References

Primary references

• Livezey, B.C. & Martin, L.D. 1988. The systematic position of the Miocene anatid Anas[?] blanchardi Milne-Edwards. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(2): 196–211. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011698 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Worthy, T.H. & Lee, M.S.Y. 2008. Affinities of Miocene waterfowl (Anatidae: Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna) from the St Bathans fauna, New Zealand. Palaeontology 51: 677–708. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00778.x Reference page.