Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| x | Wiegmann, Ar. Fr. Aug. | ||
| 1838 | Zusatz vom Herausgeber. Wiegmann's Arch. Naturgesch. 4(1): 10-18. –Allen 950. Supplement to A. v. Humboldt (1838). Discusses the systematic position of the Orinoco manatee described by von Humboldt, concluding that it is distinct from the West Indian species and should be termed Manatus australis. Also concludes that the word "manati" derives from the Carib word for "breast", and lists other vernacular names (Manattoui, Apcia, Avia) cited by other authors (17-18). | ||
Related Index Records
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Manatus americanus (Link, 1795) Illiger, 1815
| x | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (relationship to other species; 12, 14-17.) |
Manatus australis Retzius, 1794
| x | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (considered the appropriate name for the Orinoco manatee; 17.) |
Manatus latirostris Harlan, 1824
| x | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (relationship to other species; 12-17.) |
Manatus senegalensis Desmarest, 1817
| x | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (relationship to other species; 12-13.) |
Vernacular Names
| x | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (TMM; Carib origin of manati; names in Caribbean & Orinoco regions: manattoui, cojumero, apcia, avia; 17-18.) |