Monodontidae Gray, 1821 
AphiaID: 136983

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Tetrapoda > Mammalia > Theria > Cetartiodactyla > Cetancodonta > Cetacea > Odontoceti

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Odontoceti
Synonymised taxa		Belugidae Gray, 1868 (synonym) Beluginae Flower, 1867 (synonym) Delphinapteridae Slijper, 1936 (synonym) Delphinapterinae Gill, 1871 (synonym) Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 (synonym) Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 (synonym)
Source		basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Norwegian Bokmål narhvalfamilien  [details] Norwegian Nynorsk narkvalfamilien  [details] Swedish vitvalar  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Argocetus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Ceratodon Brunnich, 1772 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Ceratodontis Brisson, 1762 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Delphinaster Gray, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Delphis Wagler, 1830 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 Genus Diodon Storr, 17,80 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Narhvalus Fischer, 1914 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Narwalus Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Narwhalus Dumeril, 1806 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Tachynices Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136983
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2005-03-29 08:12:19Z   changed   Claus, Simon 2008-08-20 11:25:36Z   checked   Perrin, William 2009-03-09 11:18:10Z   changed   Perrin, William 2009-03-11 12:36:54Z   changed   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Monodontidae Gray, 1821. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136983 on 2013-05-23