IRMNG - Sirenidae Gray, 1825

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Sirenidae Gray, 1825

IRMNG_ID

104503 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104503)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Caudata

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Genus Pseudobranchus Gray, 1825
Genus Siren Linnaeus, 1766
Genus Sirena Fischer, 1808 accepted as Siren Linnaeus, 1766
Genus Sirene Oken, 1816 accepted as Siren Linnaeus, 1766
Genus Syren Blyth in Blyth, 1840 accepted as Siren Linnaeus, 1766
Genus Habrosaurus Gilmore, 1928 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Kababisha Evans, Milner & Werner, 1996 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Sirenidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104503 on 2024-11-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Amphibia (Class) > Lissamphibia (Subclass) > Caudata (Order) > Sirenoidea (Suborder) > Sirenidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): F; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Campanian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]