Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 (American coot)
Reptilia - Ornithurae - Rallidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 186246
Synonym: Fulica hesterna Howard 1963 (taxon 367390)
Belongs to Fulica according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Fulica alai, Fulica ardesiaca, Fulica armillata, Fulica atra, Fulica chathamensis, Fulica cornuta, Fulica cristata, Fulica gigantea, Fulica infelix, Fulica leucoptera, Fulica newtonii, Fulica podagrica, Fulica prior, Fulica prisca, Fulica rufifrons
Subtaxa: Fulica americana shufeldti
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore