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Trichechus
Linnaeus, 1758
- manatees
(mammal)
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Entity:
Trichechidae (Family) - manatees
..†Potamosiren (Genus)
..†Ribodon (Genus)
..Trichechus (Genus) - manatees
....Trichechus inunguis (Species) - Amazon manatee
....Trichechus manatus (Species) - Caribbean manatee
....Trichechus senegalensis (Species) - African manatee
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name
:
Art. gen.: 79.
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 34.
Types
Type of
:
Trichechidae
(Family)
Gill, 1872
Type, by monotypy
:
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Thrichechus
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Unavailable name
:
Trichecus
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Subsequent spelling
:
Trichecus
(Genus)
Müller, 1773
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Incorrect spelling
:
Trichecus
(Genus)
Müller, 1773
Ref:
J. Shoshani, 2005
: 93.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Odobenus
(Genus)
Brisson, 1762
Ref:
PBDB
: 14 Feb 2019.
Synonymous name
:
Halipaedisca
(Genus)
Gistl, 1850[1847]
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Manatus
nom. inval.
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Neodermus
(Genus)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Oxystomus
(Genus)
Rafinesque, 1810
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
manatees
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