Trichechidae Gill 1872

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Sirenia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 92-93 : 93

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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scientific name	Trichechidae Gill 1872
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Trichechidae Gill 1872 , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 11 (1): 14.

Synonyms: Manatida Haeckel 1866 ; Manatidae Gray 1821 ; Manatina C. L. Bonaparte 1837 ; Manatoidea Gill 1872 ; Trichechoidea Giebel 1847 ; Trichecida Haeckel 1866 .

Genera: 1 genus with 3 species:

Genus Trichechus Linnaeus 1758 (3 species)

Discussion: See Domning (1996). McKenna and Bell (1997:496) listed "Giebel, 1847" as the author and year for Trichechidae ; Susan Bell (pers. comm., 2002) confirmed that Gill, 1872 is the correct entry.