Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus 1758 (manatee)
Mammalia - Sirenia - Trichechidae
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 manatus according to D. P. Domning 2005
See also Domning 1994 and Domning 1996
Sister taxa: Trichechus manatus bakerorum, Trichechus manatus latirostris
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trichechus manatus manatus in the database