Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae

Synonyms: Ceratodon Brisson 1762, Ceratodontis Brisson 1762, Diodon Storr 1780, Narvalus Fischer 1814, Narwalus Lacepede 1804, Narwhalus Dumeril 1806, Tachynices Brookes 1828

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823

Parent taxon: Monodontidae according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

Sister taxa: Bohaskia, Delphinapterinae, Delphinapterus, Monodontinae

Subtaxa: Monodon monoceros

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Type: Monodon monoceros

Ecology: aquatic piscivore