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Taxon: Species Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) - long-finned pilot whale (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name Traill, 1809:81.
Original rank
Subsequent generic combination

Types

Type, by synonymy, ofGlobicephala (Genus) Lesson, 1828
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Globicephala melas melas (Traill, 1809) Ref: D.J. Stang (comp.), 2004-present: 22 Nov 2005. [inferred]

Synonyms

Accepted nameGlobicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous nameGlobicephala edwardi Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 119.
Synonymous nameGlobicephala melaena (Traill, 1809) Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namelong-finned pilot whale Ref: 1994
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