Platanistidae

Translingual

Etymology

Platanista +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Platanistidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea – river dolphins.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Platanistoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Platanista - sole extant genus
- †Argyrocetinae, †Platanistinae, †Pomatodelphininae - extinct subfamilies, †Araeodelphis, †Pachyacanthus, †Pomatodelphia - extinct genera

References

Platanistidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Platanistidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Platanistidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Platanistidae at World Register of Marine Species
Platanistidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Platanistidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Platanistidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Platanistidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Platanistidae at Paleology Database

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