Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 (common eider)
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 83445
Alternative combination: Anas mollissima
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 Somateria according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Somateria fischeri, Somateria spectabilis
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: volant herbivore