Physeter macrocephalus

Physeter macrocephalus

Physeter macrocephalus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Physeteroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Pelagiceti Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Superfamilia: Physeteroidea

Familia: Physeteridae
Subfamilia: Physeterinae
Genus: Physeter
Species: Physeter macrocephalus

Name

• 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

Synonyms

• 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

References

• 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. (Editors.) 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

Vernacular names

• 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: 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
• 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
• 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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