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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Anas mollissima Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)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  PDF available [request]
Distribution North America; from Greenland to Virginia  
Distribution North America; from Greenland to Virginia [details]
WoRMS (2024). Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137074 on 2024-11-24
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
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original description (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  PDF available [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] OpenAccess publication

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] OpenAccess publication

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 
   

Unreviewed
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]
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LanguageName 
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]
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