Platanista Wagler 1830

Platanista Wagler 1830, Naturliches Syst. Amphibien: 35.

Type Species: Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh 1801

Synonyms: Susu Lesson 1828 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh 1801)

Species Platanista minor Owen 1853

Discussion: Authorship reviewed by Pilleri (1978). The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1989) conserved Platanista Wagler, 1830 and gangeticus Roxburgh, 1801 and suppressed Susu Lesson, 1828 . The controversy over the original description still is active, with Kinze (2000) giving reasons why Lebeck, 1801 should be the authority.