Physeter macrocephalus

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: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti

Familia: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Species: Physeter macrocephalus

Navn

• Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lectotype, male, no longer extant, but designated via an original pen and ink drawing still preserved in the collection of Teyler's Museum at Haarlem, Netherlands
    • Designation: Husson; Holthuis 1974: 210
    • Paralectotypes (many, but none designated per se)
  • Type locality: stranded at Berkhey, between Scheveningen and Katwijk, province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Synonymer

• Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
  • Neotype, male RMNH 5828
    • Designation: Husson; Holthuis 1974: 212
  • Type locality: on the Middenplaat, in the estuary of the Westerschelde, S.W. Netherlands
  • Author for synonymy chosen by first reviser: Selys-Longchamps 1839: 157 [fide Holthuis (1987: 88)], confirmed by Husson & Holthuis (1974: 213) concurrently with type specimen fixations
• Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758
  • Author for synonymy: Schevill 1986 WoRMS
• Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758
  • Author for synonymy: Schevill 1986 WoRMS
• Catodon australis Wall, 1851
• Catodon (Meganeuron) krefftii Gray, 1865

Referencer

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 76–77. Reference page. 
• Holthuis, L.B. 1987: The scientific name of the sperm whale. Marine mammal science, 3: 87–89. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1987.tb00154.x
• Husson, A.M.; Holthuis, L.B. 1974: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale. Zoologische mededelingen, 48: 205–217.
• Schevill, W.E. 1986: The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and a paradigm: the name Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758. Marine mammal science, 2: 153–157. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1986.tb00036.x
• Schevill, W.E. 1987: Mr. Schevill replies [to Holthuis (1987)]. Marine mammal science, 3: 89–90. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1987.tb00155.x
• Selys-Longchamps, E., de 1839: Etudes de Micromammalogie. Revue des musaraignes, des rats et des campagnols, suivie d’un index methodique des mammiferes d’Europe. Paris. [not seen]
• Physeter macrocephalus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Skribenter) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• Australian Faunal Directory
• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Physeter catodon

Navne i folkemunde

Afrikaans: Potvis
aragonés: Cachalot
العربية: حوت العنبر
azərbaycanca: Kaşalot
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Кашалёт
беларуская: Кашалот
български: Кашалот
brezhoneg: C'hwezher bras
català: Catxalot
corsu: Capodogliu
čeština: Vorvaň obrovský
dansk: Kaskelothval
Deutsch: Pottwal
English: Cachalot, Sperm whale
Esperanto: Kaĉaloto
español: Cachalote
eesti: Kašelott
euskara: Kaxalote
فارسی: نهنگ عنبر
suomi: Kaskelotti
føroyskt: Augustur
français: Grand cachalot
Gaeilge: Caisealóid
galego: Cachalote
Hawaiʻi: Palaoa
עברית: ראשתן גדול ראש
hrvatski: Ulješura
magyar: Nagy ámbráscet, óriás ámbráscet
հայերեն: Կաշալոտ
Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan paus sperma
Ido: Kashaloto
íslenska: Búrhvalur
italiano: Capodoglio
日本語: マッコウクジラ
ქართული: კაშალოტი
қазақша: Кашалот
kalaallisut: Kigutilissuaq
한국어: 향고래
Limburgs: Potvès
lietuvių: Kašalotas
latviešu: Kašalots
монгол: Кашалот
Bahasa Melayu: Paus sperma
Nederlands: Potvis
norsk nynorsk: Spermkval
norsk: Spermhval
Diné bizaad: Łóóʼtsoh bitsiiʼ dikʼání
polski: Kaszalot
پنجابی: سپرم وہیل
português: Cachalote
română: Cașalot
русский: Кашалот
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Ulješura
slovenčina: Vorvaň tuponosý
slovenščina: Kit glavač
српски / srpski: Уљешура
svenska: Kaskelot
ไทย: วาฬหัวทุย, วาฬสเปิร์ม
Türkçe: İspermeçet balinası, Kaşalot, Amber balığı
українська: Кашалот
Tiếng Việt: Cá nhà táng
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Boah-phang-keng
粵語: 抹香鯨
中文: 抹香鲸

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