Mesoplodon europaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti

Familia: Ziphiidae
Subfamilia: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species: Mesoplodon europaeus

Name

Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855)

Synonyms

• Dioplodon europaeus Gervais, 1855
  • Dioplodon gervaisi Deslongchamps, 1866
  • Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855) Flower, 1878: 416

References

• Mesoplodon europaeus 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.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• Norman, S.A.; Mead, J.G. 2001: Mesoplodon europaeus. Mammalian species, (688) DOI: 10.1644/1545-1410(2001)688<0001:ME>2.0.CO;2

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Mesoplodon europaeus

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gervais-Zweizahnwal
English: Gervais’ Beaked Whale
español: Zifo de Gervais
suomi: Golfinnokkavalas
français: Baleine à bec de Gervais
日本語: ヒガシアメリカオウギハクジラ
polski: Dziobowal europejski
português: Baleia-de-bico-de-Gervais
Türkçe: Avrupa gagalı balinası
中文: 傑氏中喙鯨

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