Mammalia - Sirenia - Trichechidae
Alternative spelling: Trichecidae
Invalid subtaxa: Halicorea Brandt 1846, Halicoreae Brandt 1833 [objective synonym], Manatida Brandt 1868 [objective synonym], Manatidae [objective synonym], Manatoidea Gill 1872 [objective synonym], Manatus aequatorialis Lacépède 1799 [invalid subgroup], Manatus vulgaris Domning 1996 [invalid subgroup], Trichechoidea Gill 1871 [objective synonym]
Full reference: T. Gill. 1871. Arrangement of the Families of Mammals. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 11(230):1-98
Parent taxon: Sirenia according to D. P. Domning 2008
Sister taxa: Dugongidae, Dugongoidea, Prorastomidae, Prorastomoidea, Protosirenidae, Rhytinidae
Subtaxa: Halicorina, Miosireninae, Ribodon, Rytinina, Trichechinae, Trichechus
Ecology: aquatic herbivore