Siren (genus)

Siren Rentang waktu: Eocene–present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Siren kecil, Siren intermedia
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Kelas:	Amphibia
Ordo:	Urodela
Famili:	Sirenidae
Genus:	Siren Linnaeus, 1766[note 1]
Spesies tipe
Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766

Siren adalah sebuah genus salamander air dalam familI Sirenidae. Genus ini mencakup lima spesies hidup, dengan satu spesies punah dari kala Eosen dan tiga dari kala Miosen.

Siren memiliki tubuh yang panjang mirip belut, dengan dua kaki depan vestigial.

Spesies

Spesies hidup mencakup:

• Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 – Siren kecil
• Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766 – Siren besar
• Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 – Siren barat
• Siren reticulata Graham, Kline, Steen & Kelehear, 2018 – Siren macan tutul
• Siren sphagnicola Fedler, Enge & Moler, 2023 – Siren rembesan

Spesies punah:^{[butuh rujukan]}

• †Siren dunni Goin & Auffenberg, 1957
• †Siren hesterna Goin & Auffenberg, 1955
• †Siren miotexana Holman, 1977
• †Siren simpsoni Goin & Auffenberg, 1955

Referensi

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3. ↑ "BioStor-Lite". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 73 (4): 3–4. 1926.
4. ↑ "Direction 57 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (A) of the specific names of Forty-seven species belonging to the classes Cyclostomata, Pisces, Amphibia and Reptilia, each of which is the type species of a genus, the name of which was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936 and (B) of the specific name of one species of the class Amphibia which is currently treated as a senior Subjective synonym of the name of such a species". Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2018-12-08. Diakses tanggal 2018-12-07.

1. ↑ Sometimes listed as Siren Österdam, 1766,^[1][2] but Linnaeus has been ceded formal authorship by ICZN Opinion 92 in 1926^[3] and Direction 57 in 1956.^[4]