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Phocoenidae 
AphiaID: 136984

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Odontoceti
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch bruinvissen  [details]
English porpoises  [details]
Norwegian BokmÃ¥l nisefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk nisefamilien  [details]
Swedish tumlare  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Genus Phocoenoides Andrews, 1911

Subfamily Phocoeninae Barnes, 1984 (nomen dubium)
Subfamily Phocoenoidinae Barnes, 1984 (nomen dubium)

Genus Acanthodelphis Gray, 1866 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Genus Australophocaena Barnes, 1985 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Genus Meomeris Gray, 1847 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Neomeris Gray, 1846 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Nomeris Hershkovitz, 1966 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Nomerus Coues, 1890 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Phaoecana G. M. Allen, 1923 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899
Genus Phocaena Lesson, 1827 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Genus Phocaenoides Winge, 1942 accepted as Phocoenoides Andrews, 1911
Genus Phocena Gray, 1821 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136984
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2005-03-29 08:12:19Z  changed  Claus, Simon
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z  checked  Perrin, William
2009-03-09 11:18:10Z  changed  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Phocoenidae. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136984 on 2013-05-21
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