WoRMS taxon details
Eschrichtius Gray, 1864
AphiaID: 137027
AphiaID: 137027
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Mysticeti (Superfamily) > Eschrichtiidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Cyphonotus Gray, 1850 (preoccupied) Rachianectes Trouessart, 1898 (misspelling) Rhachianectes Cope, 1869 (synonym) Rhachionectes Winge, 1942 (misspelling) | |||||||||||||
| 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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] | |||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Species Eschrichtius gibbosus Van Deinse & Junge, 1937 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Species Eschrichtius glaucus Maher, 1961 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137027 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Eschrichtius Gray, 1864. 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=137027 on 2013-05-25 | ||||||||||||||
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