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Dugongidae Gray, 1821

104766  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104766)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Sirenia (Order)
  10. Dugongidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Anisosiren Kordos, 1979 †
  2. Genus Bharatisiren Bajpai & Domning, 1997 †
  3. Genus Callistosiren Velez-Juarbe & Domning, 2015 †
  4. Genus Caribosiren Reinhart, 1959 †
  5. Genus Corystosiren Domning, 1990 †
  6. Genus Crenatosiren Domning, 1991 †
  7. Genus Culebratherium Velez-Juarbe & Wood, 2018 †
  8. Genus Dioplotherium Cope, 1883 †
  9. Genus Domningia Thewissen & Bajpai, 2009 †
  10. Genus Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  11. Genus Dusisiren Domning, 1978 †
  12. Genus Eosiren Andrews, 1902 †
  13. Genus Eotheroides Palmer, 1899 †
  14. Genus Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  15. Genus Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  16. Genus Indosiren von Königswald, 1952 †
  17. Genus Italosiren Voss, Sorbi & Domning, 2017 †
  18. Genus Kaupitherium Voss & Hampe, 2017 †
  19. Genus Kharisiren Saha, Verma, Bajpai, Roy & Domning, 2026 †
  20. Genus Kutchisiren Bajpai, Domning, Das, Vélez-Juarbe & Mishra, 2010 †
  21. Genus Lentiarenium Voss in Voss et al., 2016 †
  22. Genus Mesosiren Abel, 1906 †
  23. Genus Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  24. Genus Miodugong Deraniyagala, 1969 †
  25. Genus Nanosiren Domning in Domning & Aguilera, 2008 †
  26. Genus Norosiren Samonds, Ernat, Andrianavalona & Domning, 2019 †
  27. Genus Paraliosiren Abel, 1906 †
  28. Genus Paralitherium Kordos, 1977 †
  29. Genus Priscosiren Vélez-Juarbe & Domning, 2014 †
  30. Genus Prototherium Zigno, 1887 †
  31. Genus Rytiodus Lartet, 1866 †
  32. Genus Salwasiren Pyenson, Sakal, LeBlanc, Blundell, Klim, Marshall, Velez-Juarbe, Wolfe & Al-Naimi, 2025 †
  33. Genus Sirenavus Kretzoi, 1941 †
  34. Genus Sirenotherium Paula Couto, 1967 †
  35. Genus Stegosiren Domning & Beatty, 2019 †
  36. Genus Xenosiren Domning, 1989 †
  37. Genus Amblychilus Fischer, 1814 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  38. Genus Archaeosiren Abel, 1913 † accepted as Eosiren Andrews, 1902 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  39. Genus Cheirotherium Bruno, 1839 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  40. Genus Crassitherium van Beneden, 1871 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  41. Genus Distomus Trouessart, 1898 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  42. Genus Dugongidus Gray, 1821 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  43. Genus Dugungus Tiedemann, 1808 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  44. Genus Dungugus Schinz, 1824-28 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  45. Genus Dystomus Fischer-Waldheim, 1813 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  46. Genus Eotherium Owen, 1875 † accepted as Eotheroides Palmer, 1899 †
  47. Genus Felsinotherium Capellini, 1872 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  48. Genus Felsinotherium Capellini, 1865 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  49. Genus Fucotherium Kaup, 1840 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  50. Genus Furcotherium Simpson, 1932 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  51. Genus Halianassa Studer, 1887 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  52. Genus Halianassa Meyer, 1838 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  53. Genus Halibutherium Gloger, 1841 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  54. Genus Halichore Serres, Dubrueil & Jeanjean, 1839 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  55. Genus Halicon Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  56. Genus Halicone Goldfuss, 1820 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  57. Genus Halicora Fleming, 1822 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  58. Genus Halicore Illiger, 1811 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  59. Genus Halicorne Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1821 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  60. Genus Haligyna Billberg, 1827 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  61. Genus Halinassa Meyer, 1840 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  62. Genus Halycore Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  63. Genus Halysiren Kretzoi, 1941 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  64. Genus Halytherium Kaup, 1838 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  65. Genus Haplosiren Kretzoi, 1951 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  66. Genus Hesperosiren Simpson, 1932 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  67. Genus Hydromalis Allen, 1880 † accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  68. Genus Manatherium Hartlaub, 1886 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  69. Genus Manati Steller, 1774 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  70. Genus Manati Zimmermann, 1780 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  71. Genus Masrisiren Kretzoi, 1941 † accepted as Eotheroides Palmer, 1899 †
  72. Genus Metaxitherium Dilg, 1909 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  73. Genus Nepus Fischer, 1814 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  74. Genus Odobenus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  75. Genus Platystomus Fischer de Waldheim, 1803 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  76. Genus Ponthotherium Pictet, 1853 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  77. Genus Pontotherium Kaup, 1840 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  78. Genus Pugmeodon Kaup, 1838 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  79. Genus Pygmaeodon Giebel, 1847 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  80. Genus Pygmodon Agassiz, 1846 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  81. Genus Rhytina Berthold, 1827 † accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  82. Genus Rhytine Burmeister, 1837 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  83. Genus Rhytiodus Roger, 1887 † accepted as Rytiodus Lartet, 1866 †
  84. Genus Rityna Lesson, 1842 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  85. Genus Rytina Illiger, 1811 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  86. Genus Sirene Link, 1794 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  87. Genus Stellera Bowdich, 1821 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  88. Genus Stellerus Desmarest, 1822 accepted as Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794
  89. Genus Thalattosiren Sickenberg, 1928 † accepted as Metaxytherium Christol, 1840 †
  90. Genus Trachytherium Gervais, 1849 † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 †
  91. Genus Trachytherium Gervais, 1849, nom. nud. † accepted as Halitherium Kaup, 1838 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  92. Genus Udobaenus Sundevall, 1860 accepted as Dugong Lacépède, 1799
  93. Genus Cyotherium Zittel, 1892 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  94. Genus Pygmeodon Kaup, 1835 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Dugongidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104766 on 2026-06-03
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia2006 (marine) [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Dugong (extant) and sea cow (recently extinct). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): F; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Lutetian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]
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