Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Palmer, T. S. | ||
| 1895 | The earliest name for Steller's sea cow and dugong. Science (2)2(40): 449-450. Oct. 4, 1895. –Notes the priority of the names Hydrodamalis Retzius and Dugong Lacépède over Rytina and Halicore, respectively; recognizes the specific names Hydrodamalis gigas and Dugong dugon; and proposes that the family names be changed to Hydrodamalidae and Dugongidae. | ||
Related Index Records
11 related index terms
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| x | * | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (n.comb.; 450.) |
Dugong Lacépède, 1799
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (priority over Halicore; 450.) |
Dugongidae Gray, 1821
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (name recognized in place of Halicoridae; 450.) |
Halicore Illiger, 1811
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (syn. of Dugong; 449-450.) |
Halicoridae Gray, 1825
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (syn. of Dugongidae; 450.) |
Hydrodamalidae Palmer, 1895 (1833)
| x | * | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (n.fam.; 449-450.) |
Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann, 1780) Palmer, 1895
| x | * | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (n.comb.; 449.) |
Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (name considered senior to Rytina; 449.) |
Hydrodamalis stelleri Retzius, 1794
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (syn. of H. gigas; 449.) |
Rytina Illiger, 1811
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (syn. of Hydrodamalis; 449.) |
Rytinidae Girard, 1852
| x | 1895 | Palmer, T.S. (syn. of Hydrodamalidae; 449-450.) |