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IRMNG taxon detailsPhyseter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Catodon australis Wall, 1851 · unaccepted
Catodon colneti Gray, 1850 · unaccepted
Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865 · unaccepted
Catodon macrocephalus Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted
Cetus cylindricus Billberg, 1828 · unaccepted
Delphinus bayeri Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Phiseter cylindricus Bonnaterre, 1789 · unaccepted
Phiseter mular Bonnaterre, 1789 · unaccepted
Phiseter trumpo Bonnaterre, 1789 · unaccepted
Physalus cylindricus Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted
Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780 · unaccepted
Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822 · unaccepted
Physeter australis Gray, 1846 · unaccepted
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Physeter maximus G. Cuvier, 1798 · unaccepted
Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Physeter novaeangliae Borowski, 1780 · unaccepted
Physeter orthodon Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted
Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Physeterus sulcatus Lacépède, 1818 · unaccepted
Tursio vulgaris Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark From ITIS (2023): Neotype designated by Husson and Holthuis (1974:212). Linnaeus used both catodon and macrocephalus in the...
Taxonomic remark From ITIS (2023): Neotype designated by Husson and Holthuis (1974:212). Linnaeus used both catodon and macrocephalus in the 10th edition. P. catodon has line priority and, according to Linnaeus' diagnoses [in one interpretation], is the only name applicable. See Hershkovitz (1966a:121), Schevill (1986, 1987b), Holthuis (1987), and Rice (1989, who also reviewed the species). Note that "line priority" (cited by some sources as justification for using Physeter catodon over P. macrocephalus) is not supported by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. If these names are both properly applicable to the sperm whale then the Principle of First Reviser applies, in which case P. macrocephalus is the valid name (de Selys-Longchamps (1839) used macrocephalus with catodon in synonymy). In recent confusion on the use of Physeter macrocephalus or P. catodon (both available from Linnaeus (1758)) for the sperm whale, the arguments ultimately hinge on whether or not both are applicable to this species. Based on careful consideration of the cited works & ICZN, the typification acts (Husson & Holthuis 1974, and Art. 72.4.1.1) are valid, so the names are conspecific, the Principle of the First Reviser (Art. 24.2, and Holthuis 1987) applies, and P. macrocephalus is the correct name. According to Jefferson et al., 2023, de Selys-Longchamps, 1839 "does not satisfy the ICZN’s requirements for the first reviser"; these authors state that the actual first reviser is Wagner (1847), who also used macrocephalus over catodon, so the situation regarding synonymy is unchanged. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10839599 on 2024-11-27
basis of record
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
basis of record CoL2006/ITS [details] current name source 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 From ITIS (2023): Neotype designated by Husson and Holthuis (1974:212). Linnaeus used both catodon and macrocephalus in the 10th edition. P. catodon has line priority and, according to Linnaeus' diagnoses [in one interpretation], is the only name applicable. See Hershkovitz (1966a:121), Schevill (1986, 1987b), Holthuis (1987), and Rice (1989, who also reviewed the species). Note that "line priority" (cited by some sources as justification for using Physeter catodon over P. macrocephalus) is not supported by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. If these names are both properly applicable to the sperm whale then the Principle of First Reviser applies, in which case P. macrocephalus is the valid name (de Selys-Longchamps (1839) used macrocephalus with catodon in synonymy). In recent confusion on the use of Physeter macrocephalus or P. catodon (both available from Linnaeus (1758)) for the sperm whale, the arguments ultimately hinge on whether or not both are applicable to this species. Based on careful consideration of the cited works & ICZN, the typification acts (Husson & Holthuis 1974, and Art. 72.4.1.1) are valid, so the names are conspecific, the Principle of the First Reviser (Art. 24.2, and Holthuis 1987) applies, and P. macrocephalus is the correct name.According to Jefferson et al., 2023, de Selys-Longchamps, 1839 "does not satisfy the ICZN’s requirements for the first reviser"; these authors state that the actual first reviser is Wagner (1847), who also used macrocephalus over catodon, so the situation regarding synonymy is unchanged. [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865) To WoRMS (from synonym Catodon australis Wall, 1851) To WoRMS (from synonym Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758) To WoRMS To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758) To WoRMS (from synonym Catodon colneti Gray, 1850) To WoRMS (from synonym Cetus cylindricus Billberg, 1828) To WoRMS (from synonym Physalus cylindricus Lacépède, 1804) To WoRMS (from synonym Phiseter mular Bonnaterre, 1789) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter australis Gray, 1846) To WoRMS (from synonym Phiseter trumpo Bonnaterre, 1789) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter novaeangliae Borowski, 1780) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter orthodon Lacépède, 1804) To WoRMS (from synonym Tursio vulgaris Fleming, 1822) To WoRMS (from synonym Delphinus bayeri Risso, 1826) To WoRMS (from synonym Phiseter cylindricus Bonnaterre, 1789) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeter maximus G. Cuvier, 1798) To WoRMS (from synonym Catodon macrocephalus Lacépède, 1804) To WoRMS (from synonym Physeterus sulcatus Lacépède, 1818) |
