Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Cephalorhynchus
Species: Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Subspecies: C. c. commersonii – C. c. kerguelensis

nom

• Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacépède, 1804

Etymology: commersonii for Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

Synonyms

• Cephalorhynchus commersoni Yanez, 1948
• Delphinus commersonii Lacépède, 1804
• Lagenorhynchus burmeisteri Moreno, 1892
• Lagenorhynchus floweri Moreno, 1892
• Phocoena commersonii Lesson, 1827

References

• Robineau, D., Goodall, R.N.P., Pichler, F. & Baker, C.S. 2007. Description of a new subspecies of Commerson's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804), inhabiting the coastal waters of the Kerguelen Islands. Mammalia 71: 172–180. ISSN (Online): 1864–1547, ISSN (Print): 0025–1461 DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2007.034
• Cephalorhynchus commersonii in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

English: Commerson’s Dolphin
suomi: Kirjodelfiini
magyar: Commerson-delfin
日本語: イロワケイルカ
polski: delfin czarnogłowy
svenska: Commersons delfin, skäckig delfin
Türkçe: Alaca yunus

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