Marine Species Traits - Platanistidae Gray, 1846

Traits taxon details

Platanistidae Gray, 1846

AphiaID

254965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254965)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Odontoceti Flower, 1867

Direct children (1)

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Genus Platanista Wagler, 1830

Environment

fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Perrin, W.F. (2021). World Cetacea Database. Platanistidae Gray, 1846. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254965 on 2025-09-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Platanistidae Gray, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254965 on 2025-09-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-12-22 19:25:59Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-08-20 11:25:36Z

changed

Perrin, William

2009-03-09 12:44:44Z

changed

Perrin, William

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Sources (1)
Links (3)

basis of record Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platanistidae)
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To ITIS