Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 (northern shoveler)
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 335674
Alternative combination: Anas clypeata
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Spatula according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Spatula cyanoptera, Spatula discors, Spatula platalea, Spatula querquedula, Spatula rhynchotis
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore