Dugong

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Ordo: Sirenia
Familia: Dugongidae
Subfamilia: Dugonginae
Genus: Dugong
Species: Dugong dugon

Name

Dugong Lacépède, 1799

Type species: Dugong indicus Lacépède, 1799

Synonyms

* Amblychilus Fischer von Waldheim, 1814
* Dugongidus Gray, 1821
* Dugungus Tiedemann, 1808
* Halicore Illiger, 1811
* Platystomus G. Fischer, 1803

References

* Dugong on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Tab. Div. Subd. Orders Genres Mammifères 14: 17.

Vernacular names
Українська: Дюгонь
中文: 儒艮