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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Monodon
Linnaeus, 1758
- narwhal
(mammal)
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Entity:
Monodontinae (Subfamily) - narwhal
..Monodon (Genus) - narwhal
....Monodon monoceros (Species) - narwhal
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 75.
Types
Type of
:
Monodontidae
(Family)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
F.G. Marx et al., 2016
: 136.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Monodontinae
(Subfamily)
Gray, 1821
Type, by monotypy
:
Monodon monoceros
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Monodon
(Genus)
Artedi, nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Ceratodon
(Genus)
Brid. (1826)
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Ceratodontis
(Genus)
Brisson, 1762
Ref:
PBDB
: 25 Jun 2021.
Synonymous name
:
Diodon
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Narvalus
(Genus)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Narwalus
(Genus)
Lacepède, 1804
Ref:
PBDB
: 25 Jun 2021.
Synonymous name
:
Narwhalus
(Genus)
Duméril, 1806
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Tachynices
(Genus)
Brookes, 1828
Ref:
PBDB
: 25 Jun 2021.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
narwhal
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1 Feb 2024