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Taxon: Species Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) - Gangetic freshwater dolphin (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name Roxburgh, 1801:170, pl. 5.
Original rank
Subsequent generic combination

Types

Type, by original designation, ofPlatanista (Genus) Wagler, 1830
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) Ref: D.J. Stang (comp.), 2004-present: 22 Nov 2005. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous namePlatanista indi Blyth, 1859 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 117.
Synonymous namePlatanista minor Owen, 1853 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameGangetic freshwater dolphin Ref: WWF, present: im1406 [1 May 2014].
Ganges dolphin
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