Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Alternative combinations: Manati gigas, Manatus gigas, Rhytina gigas, Rytina gigas
Synonyms: Hydrodamalis stelleri Retzius 1794, Manati balaenurus Boddaert 1785, Nepus stelleri Retzius 1794, Rhytina borealis Brandt 1849, Rhytina stelleri Brandt 1849, Rhytina stellerus Brandt 1849, Rhytine stelleri Retzius 1794, Rytina balaenurus Boddaert 1785, Rytina cetacea Illiger 1815, Rytina stelleri Retzius 1794
Full reference: E. A. W. Zimmermann. 1780. Geographische geschichte des menschen un der vierfüssigen Thiere, Zweiter Band. 1-432
Belongs to Hydrodamalis according to M. Voss 2014
See also Abel 1904, Brandt 1849, Domning 1978, Domning 1994, Domning 1996, Domning 2008, Fischer 1829, Forsten and Youngman 1982, Furusawa 2005, Furusawa and Kohno 1994, Gray 1850, Gray 1866, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Lydekker 1887, Palmer 1895, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Turner 1912, Woodward 1885, Zimmermann 1780 and Zittel 1925
Sister taxa: Hydrodamalis cuestae, Haligyna borealis
Type specimens:
- Hydrodamalis gigas: none designated
- Hydrodamalis stelleri:
- Manati balaenurus:
- Rhytina borealis:
- Rhytina stellerus:
- Rytina cetacea:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), the Russian Federation (3), United States (9: Alaska, California)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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