Mesoplodon mirus

Skeleton of Mesoplodon mirus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

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

Familia: Ziphiidae
Subfamilia: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species: Mesoplodon mirus

Name

Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913

References

Additional references

• Constantine, R., Carroll, E., Stewart, R., Neale, D. & Heldenut, A. van 2014. First record of True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus in New Zealand. Marine Biodiversity Records 7: e1. DOI: 10.1017/S1755267213001140 Reference page. 

Links

• Mesoplodon mirus 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.
• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Mesoplodon mirus

Vernacular names

English: True’s Beaked Whale
suomi: Mustatäplänokkavalas
日本語: アカボウモドキ
Türkçe: True gagalı balinası

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