Trichechidae

Trichechus manatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trichechoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulatomorpha Grandordo: Paenungulata Mirordo: Tethytheria Ordo: Sirenia Superfamilia: Trichechoidea

Familia: Trichechidae
Subfamiliae (1 + †1): †Miosireninae – Trichechinae

Genera (1 + †4): †Anomotherium – †Miosiren – †Potamosiren – †Ribodon – Trichechus

Name

Trichechidae Gill, 1872

• Type genus: Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymy

• Manatida Haeckel, 1866
• Manatidae Gray, 1821
• Manatina Bonaparte, 1837
• Manatoidea Gill, 1872
• Trichecida Haeckel, 1866

References

Primary references

• Gill, T. 1872. Arrangement of the families of mammals. With analytical tables. Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 230: i–vi, 1–98. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Shoshani, J. 2005. Order Sirenia. Pp. 92–93 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Cymraeg: Morfuwch
• Deutsch: Runschwanzseekühe
• Ελληνικά: Μανάτι
• English: Manatee
• español: Manatí
• suomi: Manaatit
• français: Lamantin
• magyar: Manátuszfélék, manátifélék
• italiano: Lamantini
• Nederlands: Lamantijnen
• norsk: Manater
• polski: Manatowate
• português: Peixe-boi
• русский: Ламантины
• svenska: Manater
• українська: Ламантини

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