Order Artiodactyla Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 637 722 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Tayassuidae Palmer 1897 Tayassuidae Palmer 1897 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 174 . Synonyms: Dicotylidae Turner 1849 . Genera: 3 genera with 3 species: Genus Catagonus Ameghino 1904 (1 species) Genus Pecari Reichenbach 1835 (1 species with 14 subspecies) Genus Tayassu G. Fischer 1814 (1 species with 5 subspecies) Discussion: Dicotylidae does not have priority over Tayassuidae (Article 40.2, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1999 ). G. M. Roosmalen (in litt.) is preparing to name a fourth species of peccary from the Amazon basin.