WoRMS taxon details

Tursiops Gervais, 1855

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)

137026  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137026)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Mammalia (Class)
  8. Theria (Subclass)
  9. Cetartiodactyla (Order)
  10. Cetancodonta (Suborder)
  11. Cetacea (Infraorder)
  12. Odontoceti (Superfamily)
  13. Delphinidae (Family)
  14. Tursiops (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Gudamu Gray, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Tursiops aduncus (Ehrenberg, 1832 [1833])
  2. Species Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, Gershwin, Thompson, Austin, Owen & McKechnie, 2011
  3. Species Tursiops erebennus (Cope, 1865)
  4. Species Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
  5. Species Tursiops gephyreus Lahille, 1908 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  6. Species Tursiops gilli Dall, 1873 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  7. Species Tursiops gillii Scammon, 1874 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  8. Species Tursiops maugeanus Iredale & Troughton, 1934 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  9. Species Tursiops nesarnack Hershkovitz, 1961 (suppressed)
  10. Species Tursiops nuuanu Andrews, 1911 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  11. Species Tursiops parvimanus Van Beneden, 1886 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  12. Species Tursiops subridens Flower, 1884 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  13. Species Tursiops truncantus Montagu, 1821 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (Spelling mistake)
  14. Species Tursiops tursio Gervais, 1855 accepted as Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (synonym)
  15. Species Tursiops catalania Gray, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
  16. Species Tursiops cymodice Flower, 1884 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
  17. Species Tursiops dawsoni Flower, 1884 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
  18. Species Tursiops fergusoni Lyddeker, 1903 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
  19. Species Tursiops gilli Lydekker, 1906 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Tursiops Gervais, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137026 on 2025-04-20
Date
action
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z
checked
Perrin, William

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

 
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Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)