Oxyurinae

Oxyura leucocephala ♂

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
Genera (4 + 6†): Biziura - Heteronetta - Nomonyx - Oxyura - †Dendrochen – †Dunstanetta – †Manuherikia – †Mionetta – †Pinpanetta – †Tirarinetta

Name

Oxyurinae

Synonyms

• Dendrocheninae Livezey & Martin, 1988 [syn. Worthy & Lee (2008: 703)]

Type genera

• Oxyurinae:
• Dendrocheninae Livezey & Martin: †Dendrochen Miller, 1944 [stem = Dendrochen-]

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. 
• Worthy, T.H. 2009: Descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of two new genera and four new species of Oligo-Miocene waterfowl (Aves: Anatidae) from Australia. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 411–454. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00483.x
• Worthy, T.H.; Lee, M.S.Y. 2008: Affinities of Miocene (19–16 Ma) 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

Vernacular names

dansk: Skarveænder
Deutsch: Ruderenten
English: Stiff-tailed Ducks
français: Érismatures
Nederlands: Stekelstaarteenden
polski: Sterniczki