Tasmacetus shepherdi

Tasmacetus shepherdi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Artiodactyla Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti

Familia: Ziphiidae
Subfamilia: Ziphiinae
Genus: Tasmacetus
Species: Tasmacetus shepherdi

Name

Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937

Locality: Ōhawe Beach, Hawera, New Zealand

Holotype: WRM 1933.86

References

• Oliver, W.R.B. 1937. Tasmacetus shepherdi: a new Genus and Species of Beaked Whale from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London B107(3): 371–382. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1937.tb00015.x
• Tasmacetus shepherdi 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

català: Zífid becut de Shepherd
dansk: Mangetandet næbhval
Deutsch: Shepherd-Wal
English: Shepherd's Beaked Whale
suomi: Tasmanianvalas
日本語: タスマニアクジラ
Türkçe: Tazmanya gagalı balinası
中文: 謝氏塔喙鯨

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