PaleoDB taxon number: 39624
Parent taxon: Anseriformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Anhimae, Anseranatidae, Anseres, Eoneornis, Eutelornis, Palaeopapia, Petropluvialis, Romainvillia, Sthenelides, Vegaviidae
Subtaxa: Aix, Aldabranas, Anatinae, Ankonetta, Anserinae, Archaeocycnus, Biziura, Cairina, Cayaoa, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chelychelynechen, Chendytes, Chenopis, Cnemiornis, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygna, Dendrocygninae, Eonessinae, Erismaturinae, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Histrionicus, Hymenolaimus, Lophonetta, Malacorhynchus, Mareca, Marmaronetta, Merganettinae, Mergellus, Netta, Nettapus, Nogusunna, Nomonyx, Nyroca, Olar, Oressochen, Oxyura, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Plectropterinae, Plectropterus, Protomelanitta, Ptaiochen, Romainvillinae, Sharganetta, Sibirionetta, Sinanas, Spatula, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen
Ecology: volant herbivore