Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Warren, J. C. | ||
| 1849 | [Presentation of the stuffed skin and skeleton of an American manati.] Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 199. Nov. 21, 1849. –Briefly notes the existence of two manatee species (Manatus Senegalensis and M. Americanus). Prof. [Louis] Agassiz remarked that "the skin was the only one of this animal in any scientific collection" [in America?], although some bones were in collections in Philadelphia and Charleston. | ||
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Manatus americanus (Link, 1795) Illiger, 1815
| x | 1849 | Warren, J.C. (presentation of skeleton & skin to Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.; 199.) |
Manatus senegalensis Desmarest, 1817
| x | 1849 | Warren, J.C. (m199.) |