WoRMS taxon details
Globicephala Lesson, 1828
AphiaID: 137017
AphiaID: 137017
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) > Delphinidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Parent | Delphinidae Gray, 1821 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Cetus Wagler, 1830 (synonym) Globicephalus Lesson, 1828 (synonym) Globiceps Flower, 1884 (preoccupied) Globiocephala Gibson Hill, 1950 (synonym) Globiocephalus Gray, 1846 (synonym ) Sphaerocephalus Gray, 1864 (synonym) | ||||||||||
| 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: King, C. (2009). Terrestrial mammals (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Species Globicephala brachycephala Cadenat, 1957 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala chinensis Gray, 1866 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala indica Blyth, 1852 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala leucosagmaphora Rayner, 1939 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Species Globicephala macrorhyncha Fraser, 1950 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala mela Morice, 1958 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809) accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Species Globicephala melaena Thomas, 1898 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Species Globicephala meloena Paulus, 1960 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Species Globicephala scammoni Sowerby, 1926 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala scammonii Kuroda, 1938 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala scamonii Nishiwaki, 1957 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala sieboldii Gray, 1846 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Species Globicephala ventricosa Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137017 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Globicephala Lesson, 1828. 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=137017 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||
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