Hydrodamalis gigas

Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann 1780) [Manati] gigas Zimmermann 1780, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 426. Type Locality: Bering Sea, Commander Isls, Bering Isl. Vernacular Names: Steller's Sea Cow. Synonyms: Hydrodamalis balaenurus (Boddaert 1785); Hydrodamalis borealis (Gmelin 1788); H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Sirenia
Dugongidae
Hydrodamalis
Hydrodamalis gigas
Bering Sea
Steller's sea cow
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11328901
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/302D1DCDD105BCDC854BF05E2C147574
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Summary:Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann 1780) [Manati] gigas Zimmermann 1780, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 426. Type Locality: Bering Sea, Commander Isls, Bering Isl. Vernacular Names: Steller's Sea Cow. Synonyms: Hydrodamalis balaenurus (Boddaert 1785); Hydrodamalis borealis (Gmelin 1788); Hydrodamalis stelleri Retzius 1794. Distribution: Known only from the Commander Isls, Bering Sea. Conservation: IUCN – Extinct. Discussion: See Forsten and Youngman (1982, Mammalian Species, 165), Domning (1978, 1996). Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Sirenia, pp. 92-93 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 92, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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