Tayassuidae Palmer 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 643

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scientific name	Tayassuidae Palmer 1897
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Tayassuidae Palmer 1897 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 174.

Synonyms: Dicotylidae Turner 1849 .

Genera: 3 genera with 3 species:

Genus Catagonus Ameghino 1904 (1 species)

Genus Pecari Reichenbach 1835 (1 species with 14 subspecies)

Genus Tayassu G. Fischer 1814 (1 species with 5 subspecies)

Discussion: Dicotylidae does not have priority over Tayassuidae (Article 40.2, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1999). G. M. Roosmalen (in litt.) is preparing to name a fourth species of peccary from the Amazon basin.