MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Monodontidae Gray, 1821

WoRMS taxon details

Monodontidae Gray, 1821

AphiaID

136983 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136983)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Odontoceti Flower, 1867

Synonymised names

Belugidae Gray, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)

Beluginae Flower, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphinapteridae Slijper, 1936 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphinapterinae Gill, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)

Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)

Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (15)

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Genus Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804
Genus Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Argocetus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Ceratodon Brünnich, 1772 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Ceratodontis Brisson, 1762 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphinaster Gray, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphis Wagler, 1830 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Diodon Storr, 1780 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Narhvalus Fischer, 1914 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Narwalus Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Narwhalus Duméril, 1806 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Tachynices Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Monodontidae Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136983 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-03-29 08:12:19Z

changed

Claus, Simon

2008-08-20 11:25:36Z

checked

Perrin, William

2009-03-09 11:18:10Z

changed

Perrin, William

2009-03-11 12:36:54Z

changed

Perrin, William

Licensing

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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Norwegian Bokmål	narhvalfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	narkvalfamilien	[details]
Swedish	vitvalar	[details]

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