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Physeter catodon
Linnaeus, 1758
- sperm whale
(mammal)
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Physeter (Genus) - sperm whale
..[Physander catadon] (Species)
..Physeter macrocephalus (Species) - sperm whale
..[Physeter microps] (Species)
..[Physeter tursio] (Species)
..[Weissfisch] (Species)
..[Physeter catodon] (Species) - sperm whale
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name & rank
:
Art. gen. 78.
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 76.
Unavailable subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Physeter
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Physander catadon
Kuchta & Scholz, 2017, nom. inval.
Ref:
Gubanov, in Delyamure, 1955: 180.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Accepted name (subjective)
:
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
J. van der Land (comp.), 2001
: 376.
Senior synonym
:
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
J.G. Mead & R.L. Brownell Jr., 2005
: 737.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
sperm whale
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