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Platanistidae
Taxonomy
Platanistina was named by Gray (1846). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Barnes and Reynolds (2009).
It was reranked as the family Platanistidae by Gray (1863), Gray (1866), Flower (1867), Gray (1868), Scammon and Cope (1869), Gill (1871), Gill (1871), Gill (1873), Flower (1883), Lydekker (1887), Ameghino (1889), Cope (1889), Cope (1890), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Ameghino (1894), Flores (1895), Longhi (1898), Trouessart (1898), Abel (1900), Hay (1902), Weber (1904), Trouessart (1904), Case (1904), True (1908), Turner (1912), Abel (1913), Miller (1923), Weber (1928), Hay (1930), Slijper (1936), Simpson (1945), Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott (1951), Paula Couto (1956), Fraser and Purves (1960), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Kasuya (1973), Whitmore (1984), Muizon (1984), Pilleri (1985), Barnes et al. (1985), Muizon (1987), Pilleri (1988), Carroll (1988), Pilleri (1989), Muizon (1991), Nowak (1991), Benton (1993), Muizon (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Barnes (2002), Geisler and Sanders (2003), Mead and Brownell (2005), Lambert (2006), Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Barnes (2006), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Lambert et al. (2008), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Barnes and Reynolds (2009) and Geisler et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Gray (1846); to Cete by Gray (1863); to Susoidea by Gray (1868); to Denticete by Gray (1866), Scammon and Cope (1869), Gill (1871) and Gill (1871); to Denticete by Gill (1873); to Odontoceta by Ameghino (1889) and Ameghino (1894); to Squaloceti by Abel (1913); to Odontocete by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); to Cetacea by Longhi (1898) and Nowak (1991); to Odontoceti by Flower (1867), Flower (1883), Lydekker (1887), Cope (1889), Cope (1890), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Flores (1895), Trouessart (1898), Abel (1900), Weber (1904), Trouessart (1904), Case (1904), True (1908), Turner (1912), Miller (1923), Weber (1928), Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott (1951), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Whitmore (1984), Pilleri (1985), Pilleri (1988), Carroll (1988), Pilleri (1989), Benton (1993) and Mead and Brownell (2005); to Odontoceti by Slijper (1936) and Hulbert and Whitmore (2006); and to Platanistoidea by Simpson (1945), Paula Couto (1956), Fraser and Purves (1960), Kasuya (1973), Muizon (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Muizon (1987), Muizon (1991), Muizon (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Barnes (2002), Geisler and Sanders (2003), Lambert (2006), Barnes (2006), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Lambert et al. (2008), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Barnes and Reynolds (2009) and Geisler et al. (2011).
It was reranked as the family Platanistidae by Gray (1863), Gray (1866), Flower (1867), Gray (1868), Scammon and Cope (1869), Gill (1871), Gill (1871), Gill (1873), Flower (1883), Lydekker (1887), Ameghino (1889), Cope (1889), Cope (1890), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Ameghino (1894), Flores (1895), Longhi (1898), Trouessart (1898), Abel (1900), Hay (1902), Weber (1904), Trouessart (1904), Case (1904), True (1908), Turner (1912), Abel (1913), Miller (1923), Weber (1928), Hay (1930), Slijper (1936), Simpson (1945), Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott (1951), Paula Couto (1956), Fraser and Purves (1960), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Kasuya (1973), Whitmore (1984), Muizon (1984), Pilleri (1985), Barnes et al. (1985), Muizon (1987), Pilleri (1988), Carroll (1988), Pilleri (1989), Muizon (1991), Nowak (1991), Benton (1993), Muizon (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Barnes (2002), Geisler and Sanders (2003), Mead and Brownell (2005), Lambert (2006), Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Barnes (2006), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Lambert et al. (2008), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Barnes and Reynolds (2009) and Geisler et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Gray (1846); to Cete by Gray (1863); to Susoidea by Gray (1868); to Denticete by Gray (1866), Scammon and Cope (1869), Gill (1871) and Gill (1871); to Denticete by Gill (1873); to Odontoceta by Ameghino (1889) and Ameghino (1894); to Squaloceti by Abel (1913); to Odontocete by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); to Cetacea by Longhi (1898) and Nowak (1991); to Odontoceti by Flower (1867), Flower (1883), Lydekker (1887), Cope (1889), Cope (1890), Flower and Lydekker (1891), Flores (1895), Trouessart (1898), Abel (1900), Weber (1904), Trouessart (1904), Case (1904), True (1908), Turner (1912), Miller (1923), Weber (1928), Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott (1951), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Whitmore (1984), Pilleri (1985), Pilleri (1988), Carroll (1988), Pilleri (1989), Benton (1993) and Mead and Brownell (2005); to Odontoceti by Slijper (1936) and Hulbert and Whitmore (2006); and to Platanistoidea by Simpson (1945), Paula Couto (1956), Fraser and Purves (1960), Kasuya (1973), Muizon (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Muizon (1987), Muizon (1991), Muizon (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Barnes (2002), Geisler and Sanders (2003), Lambert (2006), Barnes (2006), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Lambert et al. (2008), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Barnes and Reynolds (2009) and Geisler et al. (2011).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1846 | Platanistina Gray p. 45 |
| 1863 | Platanistidae Gray p. 199 |
| 1866 | Platanistidae Gray p. 62 |
| 1867 | Platanistidae Flower p. 113 |
| 1868 | Platanistidae Gray p. 4 |
| 1869 | Platanistidae Scammon and Cope p. 20 |
| 1871 | Platanistidae Gill p. 95 |
| 1873 | Platanistidae Gill p. 27 |
| 1883 | Platanistidae Flower p. 184 |
| 1887 | Platanistidae Lydekker p. 73 |
| 1889 | Platanistidae Ameghino p. 884 |
| 1889 | Platanistidae Cope p. 876 |
| 1890 | Platanistidae Cope p. 603 |
| 1891 | Platanistidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89 |
| 1894 | Platanistidae Ameghino p. 438 |
| 1895 | Platanistidae Flores p. 11 |
| 1898 | Platanistidae Longhi p. 329 |
| 1898 | Platanistidae Trouessart p. 1015 |
| 1900 | Platanistidae Abel p. 843 |
| 1902 | Platanistidae Hay p. 590 |
| 1904 | Platanistidae Case p. 8 |
| 1904 | Platanistidae Trouessart p. 756 |
| 1904 | Platanistidae Weber p. 579 |
| 1908 | Platanistidae True p. 391 |
| 1912 | Platanistidae Turner p. 94 |
| 1913 | Platanistidae Abel p. 221 |
| 1923 | Platanistidae Miller p. 40 |
| 1928 | Platanistidae Weber p. 389 |
| 1930 | Platanistidae Hay p. 596 |
| 1936 | Platanistidae Slijper p. 546 |
| 1945 | Platanistidae Simpson p. 100 |
| 1951 | Platanistidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott p. 719 |
| 1956 | Platanistidae Paula Couto p. 98 |
| 1960 | Platanistidae Fraser and Purves p. 112 figs. Figure 26 |
| 1963 | Platanistidae Scheffer and Rice p. 5 |
| 1966 | Susuidae Hershkovitz p. 6 |
| 1973 | Platanistidae Kasuya p. 61 |
| 1984 | Platanistidae Muizon p. 68 |
| 1984 | Platanistidae Whitmore p. 230 |
| 1985 | Platanistidae Barnes et al. p. 25 |
| 1985 | Platanistidae Pilleri p. 61 |
| 1987 | Platanistidae Muizon p. 13 |
| 1988 | Platanistidae Carroll |
| 1988 | Platanistidae Pilleri p. 7 |
| 1989 | Platanistidae Pilleri p. 121 |
| 1991 | Platanistidae Muizon p. 312 |
| 1991 | Platanistidae Nowak |
| 1993 | Platanistidae Benton p. 762 |
| 1994 | Platanistidae Muizon p. 136 |
| 1995 | Platanistidae Fordyce et al. p. 379 |
| 1997 | Platanistidae McKenna and Bell p. 383 |
| 1998 | Platanistidae Rice |
| 2001 | Platanistidae Fordyce and de Muizon p. 178 |
| 2002 | Platanistidae Barnes p. 409 |
| 2003 | Platanistidae Geisler and Sanders p. 28 |
| 2005 | Platanistidae Mead and Brownell p. 738 |
| 2006 | Platanistidae Barnes p. 32 |
| 2006 | Platanistidae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 19 |
| 2006 | Platanistidae Lambert p. 70 |
| 2007 | Platanistidae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1 |
| 2008 | Platanistidae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 |
| 2008 | Platanistidae Lambert et al. p. 161 |
| 2008 | Platanistidae Uhen et al. p. 580 |
| 2008 | Platanistidae Whitmore and Kaltenbach p. 192 |
| 2009 | Platanistidae Barnes and Reynolds p. 487 |
| 2011 | Platanistidae Geisler et al. p. 29 figs. Figure 5 |
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