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Platanista gangetica

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: Cetartiodactyla
Ordo: Cetacea
Subordo: Odontoceti
Infraordo: Platanistida
Superfamilia: Platanistoidea
Familia: Platanistidae
Genus: Platanista
Species: Platanista gangetica

Name

Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801)

Synonyms

Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801)

Cultural

National aquatic marine mammal of the Republic of India.

References

* Platanista gangetica on Mammal Species of the World.
* Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set(3rd ed).


Vernacular names
日本語: ガンジスカワイルカ
Türkçe: Ganj ve İndus nehir yunusu

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