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Physeter Linnaeus, 1758

1298568  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1298568)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Cetacea (Order)
  10. Physeteridae (Family)
  11. Physeter (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Catodon Linnaeus, 1761 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cetus Billberg, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Euphyseter · unaccepted
Meganeuron Gray, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phiseter Bonnaterre, 1789 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalus Lacépède, 1804 † · unaccepted (synonym)
Physeterus Duméril, 1805 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Physeter gibbosus Schreber, 1802
  2. Species Physeter katadon Muller, 1773
  3. Species Physeter krefftii Boschma, 1938
  4. Species Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Physeter polycephus Quoy & Gaimard in Freycinet, 1824
  6. Species Physeter polycystus Gray, 1866
  7. Species Physeter pterodon Trouessart, 1898
  8. Species Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  10. Species Physeter australis Gray, 1846 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Physeter bidens Sowerby, 1804 accepted as Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804)
  12. Species Physeter breviceps de Blainville, 1838 accepted as Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838)
  13. Species Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  14. Species Physeter maximus G. Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Species Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Physeter microps Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  17. Species Physeter novaeangliae Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Species Physeter orthodon Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
  19. Species Physeter simus Owen, 1866 accepted as Kogia simus (Owen, 1866) accepted as Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)
  20. Species Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
marine
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 76 [details] 
IRMNG (2021). Physeter Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298568 on 2025-01-13
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 76 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Catodon Linnaeus, 1761) Linné, C. (1761). Fauna Svecica.Editio Altera. Laurentius Salvius, Stockholmiae, 578 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46380
page(s): 18 [details] 

original description (of Physelus Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 60 [details] 

original description (of Physeterus Duméril, 1805) Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux. Allais, Paris. xxxii + 344 pp. [1806]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 28 [details] 

original description (of Megistosaurus Anonymous in Harlan, 1828) Amer. J. Sci., 14
page(s): 186 [details] 

original description (of Physiter Bechstein, 1801) Gemein. Naturgesch. Dtschl., 1, ed. 2
page(s): 217 [details] 

original description (of Physeteres Cuvier, 1829) Dict. Sci. Nat., 59 [ed. 2]
page(s): 518 [details] 

original description (of Meganeuron Gray, 1865) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1865
page(s): 439 [details] 

original description (of Physalus Lacépède, 1804 †) H. N. Cétac., xl. [details] 

original description (of Tursio Fleming, 1822) Phil. Zool., 2
page(s): 211 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006). Marine, extant (?) + fossil: Tertiary to Recent (Sepkoski 2002) [details]

Type species as cited Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (= Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758) by subsequent selection (P [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Megistosaurus Anonymous in Harlan, 1828)
To WoRMS (from synonym Meganeuron Gray, 1865)
To WoRMS (from synonym Physalus Lacépède, 1804 †)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Catodon Linnaeus, 1761)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tursio Fleming, 1822)
To WoRMS (from synonym Physeterus Duméril, 1805)
To WoRMS (from synonym Cetus Billberg, 1828)
To WoRMS (from synonym Phiseter Bonnaterre, 1789)
To WoRMS (from synonym Euphyseter)
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