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--> FAMILY Platanistidae
GENUS Platanista
| Author: | Wagler, 1830. | | Citation: | Naturliches Syst. Amphibien: 35. | | Type Species: | Delphinus gangetica Roxburgh, 1801. | | Comments: | Authorship reviewed by Pilleri (1978). The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1989) conserved Platanista Wagler, 1830 and gangeticus Roxburgh, 1801 and suppressed Susu Lesson, 1828. The controversy over the original description still is active, with Kinze (2000) giving reasons why Lebeck, 1801 should be the authority. |
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