WoRMS taxon details
Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804
AphiaID: 137029
AphiaID: 137029
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) > Monodontidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Monodontidae Gray, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Argocetus Gloger, 1842 (synonym) Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 (synonym) Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 (synonym) Delphinaster Gray, 1821 (synonym) Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym) Delphis Wagler, 1830 (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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus senedetta Lacépède, 1804 (nomen dubium, incertae sedis) Species Delphinapterus beluga Lacepede, 1804 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus borealis Peale, 1848 accepted as Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848) Species Delphinapterus catodon Goode, 1884 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus dorofeevi Klumov & Barabash, 1935 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus freimani Klumov, 1935 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus kingi Ogilby, 1893 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Species Delphinapterus lessonii Philippi, 1893 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) Species Delphinapterus leucorrhamphus Philippi, 1893 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) Species Delphinapterus molagan Owen, 1866 accepted as Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cuvier, 1829) Species Delphinapterus peronii Lesson, 1826 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Link | To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137029 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804. 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=137029 on 2013-06-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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