Mammalia - Sirenia - Trichechidae
Synonyms: Manatus americanus De Kay 1842, Manatus australis Retzius 1794, Manatus koellikeri Trouessart 1904, Trichechus koellikeri Trouessart 1904
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Trichechus according to M. Voss 2014
See also Bell et al. 2021, De Kay 1842, Domning 1994, Domning 1996, Fischer 1829, Gray 1850, Gray 1864, Gray 1866, Hay 1902, Husar 1977, Husar 1978, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Linnaeus 1758, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Sherman 1952, Thomas 1911, Trouessart 1904, Vidal 1991 and Woodward 1885
Sister taxa: Trichechus hesperamazonicus, Trichechus inunguis, Trichechus senegalensis, Manatus antiquus
Subtaxa: Trichechus manatus bakerorum Trichechus manatus latirostris Trichechus manatus manatus
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Florida, North Carolina, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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