The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Monotypic taxon: Genus Ziphius Cuvier, 1823 - goose-beaked whale (mammal)
 Entity: 

Authorship

SN2000 author citation G. Cuvier, 1823
Original name Cuvier, G. 1823:352.
Original rank
Original spelling

Types

Type ofZiphiinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1850 Ref: F.G. Marx et al., 2016: 130. [inferred]
Type, by original designationZiphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823

Synonyms

Synonymous nameAliama (Genus) Gray, 1864 Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous nameDiodon (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous nameEpiodon (Genus) Rafinesque, 1814 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous nameHypodon (Genus) Haldeman, 1841 Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous namePetrorhynchus (Genus) Gray, 1865 Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous nameZiphiorrhynchus (Genus) Burmeister, 1865 Ref: PBDB: 27 Oct 2013.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namegoose-beaked whale
©2004-2024 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 1 Feb 2024