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Platanista
Wagler, 1830
- South Asian river dolphin
(mammal)
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Entity:
Platanistinae (Subfamily)
..Platanista (Genus) - South Asian river dolphin
....Platanista gangetica (Species) - Gangetic freshwater dolphin
....Platanista minor (Species) - Indus susu
Authorship
Original name
:
Wagler, 1830:35.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Platanistidae
(Family)
Gray, 1846
Type, by original designation
:
Platanista gangetica
(Roxburgh, 1801)
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Different spelling
:
Plantanista
(Genus)
Wagler, 1830
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Soosoo
(Genus)
Hamilton, 1836
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Sousou
(Genus)
F. Cuvier, 1836
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Susu
(Genus)
Lesson, 1828
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 117.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
South Asian river dolphin
Ref:
F.G. Marx et al., 2016
: 125.
:
Ganges and Indus dolphins, susus
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28 Aug 2026