Ornithorhynchus

OrnithorhynchusBlumenbach, 1800

Hyväksytty nimi, Maailman nisäkkäiden luettelo 2005

Platypus Shaw, 1799 was preoccupied by Platypus Herbst, 1793, a genus of Coleoptera. Ornithorynchus is the next available name.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.