Cygnus cygnus Linnaeus 1758 (whooper swan)
PaleoDB taxon number: 369505
Alternative combination: Anas cygnus
Synonym: Cygnus musicus Bechstein 1809 (taxon 369506)
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 Cygnus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Cygnus (Clangocycnus), Cygnus (Olor), Cygnus atratus, Cygnus bilinicus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus csakvarensis, Cygnus equitum, Cygnus falconeri, Cygnus herenthalsi, Cygnus hibbardi, Cygnus melancoryphus, Cygnus olor, Cygnus paloregonus, Cygnus pristinus, Cygnus sumnerensis