Inia geoffrensis Blainville 1817

Mammalia - Cetacea - Iniidae

Alternative combinations: Delphinorhynchus geoffrensis, Delphinus geoffrensis, Delphinus geofroyi, Inia geoffroyensis, Inia geoffroyii

Synonyms: Delphinus amazonicus Spix and Martius 1831, Delphinus frontatus Cuvier 1823, Delphinus inia Rapp 1837, Delphinus rostratus Cuvier 1812, Inia amazonica Spix and Martins 1823, Inia amazonicus Spix and Martius 1831, Inia araguaiaensis Hrbek et al. 2014, Sotallia pallida Sanborn 1949, Steno frontatus Cuvier 1823, Steno pernettyi Demarest 1822, Steno rostratus Cuvier 1812

Full reference: H. M. D. Blainville. 1817. Delphinorhynques. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle 9:151-152

Belongs to Inia according to T. A. Jefferson 2021

See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Blainville 1817, Cozzuol 1996, Cuvier 1836, Fischer 1829, Geisler et al. 2011, Gervais 1852, Gray 1850, Gray 1864, Gray 1866, Gray 1866, Gray 1868, Gray 1846, Hershkovitz 1966, Hrbek et al. 2014, Mead and Brownell 2005, Pyenson et al. 2015, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Scott 1873, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Turner 1912

Sister taxon: Delphinus rostratus

Subtaxa: Inia geoffrensis boliviensis

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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