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Hydrodamalis

Taxonomy

Hydrodamalis was named by Retzius (1794) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R].

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhytina by Trouessart (1898).

It was assigned to Hydrodamalidae by Hay (1902), Palmer (1904) and Kretzoi (1941); to Sirenia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hydrodamalinae by Simpson (1932), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Heal (1973), Domning (1978), Domning (1994), Domning (1996), Rice (1998) and Domning (2008).

Species

H. cuestae (syn. H. spissa), H. gigas (syn. Manati balaenurus, H. stelleri, Rytina cetacea, Rhytina stellerus, Stellerus borealis)

Sister genera

Dusisiren

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Synonyms

Manati was named by Steller (1774). It is not extant.

It was replaced with Hydrodamalis by Melville (1985) and Domning (1996).

It was assigned to Hydrodamalidae by Palmer (1904).
Rytina was named by Illiger (1811).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Forsten and Youngman (1982) and Domning (1996).

It was assigned to Sirenia by Illiger (1811); to Manatidae by Gray (1850) and Gray (1866); and to Hydrodamalidae by Palmer (1904).
Sirene was named by Link (1794). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Domning (1996).

It was assigned to Hydrodamalidae by Palmer (1904).
Dystomus was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1813).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Domning (1996).
Nepus was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1814). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Forsten and Youngman (1982) and Domning (1996).
Stellerus was named by Desmarest (1822).

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhytina by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Forsten and Youngman (1982) and Domning (1996).

It was assigned to Halicoridae by Gray (1825).
Rhytina was named by Berthold (1827). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Domning (1996).

It was assigned to Sirenia by Brandt (1849); to Herbivora by Bronn (1853); to Halicoridae by Trouessart (1898); to Rhytinidae by Pictet (1853), Gill (1871), Lydekker (1887) and Turner (1912); to Halicorinae by Abel (1919); and to Sirenia by Zittel (1925).
Haligyna was named by Billberg (1827). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrodamalis by Domning (1996).
Rhytine was named by Burmeister (1837). It is not extant.

It was synonymized objectively with Hydrodamalis by Domning (1996).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1774	Manati Steller p. 97
1794	Sirene Link p. 67
1794	Hydrodamalis Retzius p. 292
1811	Rytina Illiger p. 141
1813	Dystomus Fischer von Waldheim pp. 15, 19
1814	Nepus Fischer von Waldheim p. 640
1822	Stellerus Desmarest p. 510
1825	Stellerus Gray p. 341
1827	Rhytina Berthold p. 62
1827	Haligyna Billberg pp. 1, 33
1837	Rhytine Burmeister p. 793
1849	Rhytina Brandt p. 1
1850	Rytina Gray p. 143
1853	Rhytina Bronn p. 792
1853	Rhytina Pictet p. 375
1866	Rytina Gray p. 365
1871	Rhytina Gill p. 92
1887	Rhytina Lydekker p. 15
1898	Rhytina Trouessart p. 1008
1902	Hydrodamalis Hay p. 584
1904	Hydrodamalis Palmer p. 335
1904	Manati Palmer p. 398
1904	Rytina Palmer p. 614
1904	Sirene Palmer p. 633
1912	Rhytina Turner p. 158
1919	Rhytina Abel p. 835
1925	Rhytina Zittel p. 266
1932	Hydrodamalis Simpson p. 424
1941	Hydrodamalis Kretzoi p. 155
1963	Hydrodamalis Scheffer and Rice p. 4
1973	Hydrodamalis Heal p. 200
1978	Hydrodamalis Domning
1994	Hydrodamalis Domning p. 189
1996	Hydrodamalis Domning p. 389
1998	Hydrodamalis Rice p. 132
2002	Hydrodamalis Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Hydrodamalis Domning

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