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Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794; Kongl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm, 15: 292, TS: Hydrodamalis stelleri Retzius
Nepus
Rhytina
Rytina
Stellerus

Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann, 1780)
Extinct (Bering Sea, Komandorski Islands, Copper Is.) Steller's Sea-cow
Manati gigas Zimmermann, 1780; Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 426, TL: Commander Is., Bering Is.
Manati balaenurus Boddaert, 1785; 173
Tricherus manatus var. borealis Gmelin, 1788; 61
Hydrodamalis stelleri Retzius, 1794
Rytina cetacea Illiger, 815
Hydrodamalis gigas ; [MPR, 193]

Latest seen in 1768 [MPR]



28.10.2001 (1)

References:
[MPR]
Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review


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