After Domning, 1988, 1989a, b, 1990, 1996, 1997
<==o Dugongidae Gray, 1821 [Halicoridae] (seacows, dudongs; merilehmät) |?- †“Halitherium” bellunense de Zigno, 1875 |?- †Anisotherium pannonica Kordos, 1979 |?-o †Indosiren von Koenigswald, 1952 [=? von Königswald] | |-- †I. javanensis von Koenigswald, 1952 | `-- †I. koenigswaldi Sahni & Mishra, 1975 |?- †Miodudong brevicranius Deraniyagala, 1969 |?- †Paralitherium tarkanyense Kordos, 1977 |?- †Prohalicore dubaleni Flot, 1887 |?- †Sirenavus hungaricus Kretzoi, 1941 |--o †Eotheroides Trouessart, 1905 | |-- †E. aegyptiacum (Owen, 1875) | `-- †“Eotherium” majus (Zdansky, 1938) `--o †Halitheriinae Carus, 1868 sensu Abel, 1913 [paraphyletic] |?- †“Prototherium” intermedium Bizzotto, 1983 |?- †Prototherium veronense (de Zigno, 1875) de Zigno, 1887 |?- †“Eosiren” stromeri (Sickenberg, 1934) Kordos, 1977 |?- †“Eosiren” abeli Sickenberg, 1934 |-- †Eosiren libyca Andrews, 1902 `--+-- †“Eosiren” imenti |?- †“Halitherium” alleni Simpson, 1932 |?- ?†“Halitherium” antillense Matthew, 1916 `--+-- †“Halitherium” schinzii (Kaup, 1838) Kaup, 1855 `--+-- †Halitherium christolii Fitzinger, 1842 `--+--o Dugonginae (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1932 [incl. Rytiodontinae Abel, 1914] (seacows; merilehmät) | |?- †Bharatisiren kachchhensis (Bajpai, Singh & Singh, 1987) Bajpai & Domning, 1997 | |?- ?†Caribosiren turneri Reinhard, 1959 | |?- †Domningia sodhae [non Domningia (Campanulaceae), a family of flowering plants] | |?- †Thalattosiren petersi (Abel, 1904) Sickenburg, 1928 | |?- †Kutchisiren cylindrica Bajpai, Domning, Das, Vélez-Juarbe & Mishra, 2010; E.Mioc. Ind. | |-- †Crenatosiren olseni (Reinhard, 1976) Domning, 1991 [“Halitherium” olseni Reinhard, 1976] | `--+--o Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895 (merilehmä; dudong, seacow) [Dudong Lacépède, 1799 (nomen nudum)] | | |-- D. d. dugon (intiandugongi; Indian dudong) | | |-- D. d. australis (australiandugongi; Australian dudong) | | `-- D. d. hemprichii (punaisenmerendugongi; Red Sea dudong) | `--+-- †Bharatisiren kachchhense (Bajpai, Singh & Singh, 1987) Bajpai & Domning, 1997 [Metaxytherium kachchhensis Bajpai, Singh & Singh, 1987; Metaxytherium kachchhense (Bajpai, Singh & Singh, 1987) emend. Domning, 1996] | `--+--+-- †Rytiodus capgrandi Lartet, 1866 | | |-- †Rytiodus sp. | | `-- †Corystosiren varguezi Domning, 1990 | `--+-- †Dioplotherium manigaulti Cope, 1883 | `--+-- †“Dioplotherium” allisoni (Kilmer, 1965) Domning, 1978 | `-- †Xenosiren yucateca Domning, 1989 `--o †“Metaxytheriinae” [paraphyletic] |?- †“Metaxytherium” aquitaniae Piller, 1987 |?- †“Metaxytherium” arctodites Aranda-Manteca, Domning & Barnes, 1994 |?- †Metaxytherium beaumontii de Christol, in de Blainviile, 1844 [nomen dubium] |?- †“Metaxytherium” crataegense (Simpson, 1932) Aranda-Manteca, Domning & Barnes, 1994 |?- †“Metaxytherium” lovisati Capellini, 1886 [=? M. medium] |?- †“Metaxytherium” meyeri Abel, 1904 [nomen dubium] |?- †“Metaxytherium” serresii (Gervais, 1847) Depéret, 1895 |?- †“Metaxytherium” subapennium (Bruno, 1839) Fondi & Pacini, 1974 `--+--+-- †“Metaxytherium” krahuletzi Depéret, 1895 | `-- †“Metaxytherium” medium (Demarest, 1822) Hooijer, 1952 `--+-- †“Metaxytherium” floridanum Hay, 1922 [Felsinotherium ossivallense Simpson, 1932; Metaxytherium ossivallense (Simpson, 1932)] `--+-- †“Metaxytherium” calvertense Kellogg, 1966 `--o †Hydrodamalinae (Palmer, 1895) sensu Simpson, 1932 (North Pacific seacows; sellerinmerilehmät) |?- †Dusisiren reinhardi Domning, 1978 |?- †“Dusisiren” jordani (Kellogg, 1925) Domning, 1978 |?-+-- †“Dusisiren” dawana Takahashi, Domning & Saito, 1986 | `-- †“Dusisiren” takasatensis Kobayashi, Horikawa & Miyazaki, 1995 `--o †Hydrodamalis Retzius, 1794 (sellerinmerilehmät) |-- †H. cuestae Domning, 1978 |-- †H. spissa `-- †H. gigas (Zimmermann, 1780) Palmer, 1895 (Steller's seacow; stellerinmerilehmä) [exterminated by humans circa A.D. 1768]
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