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Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
- common porpoise
(mammal)
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Phocoena (Genus) - common porpoises
..†Phocoena albiventris (Species)
..Phocoena dioptrica (Species) - spectacled porpoise
..Phocoena sinus (Species) - vaquita
..Phocoena spinipinnis (Species) - Burmeister's porpoise
..Phocoena phocoena (Species) - common porpoise
....Phocoena phocoena phocoena (Subspecies)
....Phocoena phocoena relicta (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 77.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type, by original designation, of
:
Phocoena
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1817
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Phocoena phocoena phocoena
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Variants
Different spelling
:
Phocaena phocaena
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Combinations
Basionym
:
Delphinus phocoena
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Phocoena vomerina
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 120.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
common porpoise
:
harbour porpoise
:
harbor porpoise
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