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Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758

Trichechus Dugong dugon

AphiaID

159504 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159504)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon of

Trichechidae Gill, 1872
Trichechinae (Gill, 1872) Domning, 1994

Parent

Trichechinae (Gill, 1872) Domning, 1994

Direct children (6)

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Species Trichechus inunguis (Natterer in von Pelzeln, 1883) Thomas & Lydekker, 1897
Species Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
Species Trichechus dugon Müller, 1776 accepted as Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
Species Trichechus dugong Gmelin, 1788 accepted as Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
Species Trichechus latirostris (Harlan) Hatt, 1934 accepted as Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159504 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-30 07:43:33Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-02-05 17:38:18Z

checked

Self-Sullivan, Caryn

2020-09-03 05:28:51Z

changed

Domning, Daryl

2020-09-07 11:41:29Z

changed

Domning, Daryl

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details]

additional source Domning, D. P. (1996). Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. (80): 1-611., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/Paleobiology/sc_RecordSingle.cfm?filename=SCtP-0080 [details]