IRMNG - Monodontidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG taxon details

Monodontidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG_ID

104559 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104559)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cetacea

Synonymised names

Belugidae Gray, 1868 · unaccepted

Delphinapteridae Gill, 1871 · unaccepted

Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 · unaccepted

Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 · unaccepted

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Genus Bohaskaia Vélez-Juarbe & Pyenson, 2012 †
Genus Casatia Bianucci, Pesci, Collareta & Tinelli, 2019 †
Genus Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804
Genus Denebola Barnes, 1984 †
Genus Haborodelphis Ichishima, Furusawa, Tachibana & Kimura, 2019 †
Genus Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Argocetus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Ceratodon Brünnich, 1772 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Ceratodon Brisson, 1762 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Ceratodontis Brisson, 1762 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphinaster Gray, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Delphiraptenus Schinz, 1827 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804
Genus Delphis Wagler, 1830 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
Genus Diodon Storr, 1780 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Monodus Schulze, 1897 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Narhvalus Fischer, 1914 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Narvallus Burnett, 1830 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Narvalus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Narwalus Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Narwhalus Duméril, 1805 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Tachynices Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Monodontidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104559 on 2024-12-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-04-30 19:00:02Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

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

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [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) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Cetacea (Order) > Odontoceti (Suborder) > Delphinoidea (Superfamily) > Monodontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Narwhal and beluga. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Middle Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

To WoRMS
To WoRMS (from synonym Belugidae Gray, 1868)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828)
To WoRMS (from synonym Norvallidae Burnett, 1830)
To WoRMS (from synonym Delphinapteridae Gill, 1871)