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Delphinus gangeticus  Roxburgh, 1801
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1116959

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801)
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - homonym and junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kinze, C. C.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Rehabilitation of Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) as the valid scientific name of the Ganges dolphin   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, vol. 74, no. 11   
  Page(s): 193-203   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-5167   
  Notes: Available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12230234   
  Reference for: Delphinus gangeticus   
       

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  Comment: Regarding the dates of publication and priority of the name Delphinus gengeticus by Lebeck and by Roxburgh, see Kinze (2000), who established that Lebeck's name predates Roxburgh's, and must be used for the Ganges River Dolphin, as Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801)  
 

 

    

 
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