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Tasmacetus Oliver, 1937

231394  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231394)

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Oliver, W. R. B. (1937). <i>Tasmacetus shepherdi</i>: a new genus and species of beaked whale from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, Series B (3):371--381, pl. 1--5. [details]   
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Tasmacetus Oliver, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231394 on 2024-03-29
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original description Oliver, W. R. B. (1937). <i>Tasmacetus shepherdi</i>: a new genus and species of beaked whale from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, Series B (3):371--381, pl. 1--5. [details]   

basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details]   

additional source Shirihai, H. (2002). A complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife: the Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Alula Press FI 510 pp. [details]