IRMNG - Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG name details

Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG_ID

10718476 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10718476)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

Parent

Physeter Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Name still found in recent literature, however P. macrocephalus now preferred (refer ITIS plus remarks under that name).

Taxonomic remark Name still found in recent literature, however P. macrocephalus now preferred (refer ITIS plus remarks under that name). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10718476 on 2025-02-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

basis of record CoL2006/ITS [details]

source of synonymy Jefferson, T. A.; Mead, J. G.; Kinze, C. C. (2023). Nomenclature of the larger toothed whales (Odontocetes): a historical review. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 655: 1-78., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.21954029 [details]

extant flag source CoL2006, PaleoDB [details]

habitat flag source Aphia2006/ERMS, [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Name still found in recent literature, however P. macrocephalus now preferred (refer ITIS plus remarks under that name). [details]

To WoRMS