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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Physeter
Linnaeus, 1758
- sperm whale
(mammal)
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Entity:
Physeterinae (Subfamily)
..†Idiophyseter (Genus)
..Physeter (Genus) - sperm whale
....Physeter macrocephalus (Species) - sperm whale
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 76.
Types
Type of
:
Physeterinae
(Subfamily)
Gray, 1821
Type
:
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type, by synonymy
:
Physeter catodon
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Physeter
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Catodon
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonymous name
:
Cetus
(Constellation)
veter.
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Meganeuron
(Genus)
Gray, 1865
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Megistosaurus
(Genus)
Harlan (?, 1828
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Orthodon
(Genus)
Gruber, 1884, nom. illeg.
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Physalus
(Genus)
Lacepède, 1804
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
sperm whale
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