Neophocaena sunameri

Neophocaena sunameri

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: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena
Species: Neophocaena sunameri

Name

Neophocaena sunameri Pilleri & Gihr, 1975: 668 [nomen novum]

• Holotype: RMNH.MAM.23079, skull and partly mounted skeleton.
• Type locality: “vit le long des côtes de cet empire”.

Synonyms

• Delphinus melas Schlegel, 1841: 32 [nomen praeocupatum pro Delphinus melas Traill, 1809]
  • Holotype: RMNH.MAM.23079, skull and partly mounted skeleton.
  • Type locality: “vit le long des côtes de cet empire”.

References

Primary references

• Pilleri, G. & Gihr, M. 1975. On the taxonomy and ecology of the finless black porpoise, Neophocaena (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Mammalia 39(4): 657–673. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1975.39.4.657 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: East Asian Finless Porpoise