WoRMS taxon details
Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Belugidae Gray, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Beluginae Flower, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinapteridae Slijper, 1936 · unaccepted (synonym)
Delphinapterinae Gill, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Genus Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804
- Genus Monodon Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Argocetus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Ceratodon Brünnich, 1772 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Ceratodontis Brisson, 1762 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Delphinaster Gray, 1821 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Delphis Wagler, 1830 accepted as Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Genus Diodon Storr, 1780 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Narhvalus Fischer, 1914 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Narwalus Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Narwhalus Duméril, 1806 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Tachynices Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Monodontidae Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136983 on 2024-11-21
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basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
