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WoRMS name details

Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

1304509 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1304509)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded original combination)

Accepted name

Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Anas Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1304509 on 2026-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-10-15 06:34:00Z

created

Tasker, Mark

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors

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Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758

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