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Ziphius Cuvier, 1823 
AphiaID: 137035

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) > Ziphiidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Ziphiidae Gray, 1850
Synonymised
taxa		  Aliama Gray, 1864 (synonym)
 Epiodon Burmeister, 1867 (synonym)
 Hyperodon Cope, 1865 (synonym)
 Hyperondon Hall & Kelson, 1959 (misspelling)
 Petrorhynchus Gray, 1865 (synonym)
 Xiphius Agassiz, 1846 (synonym)
 Ziphiorrhynchus Burmeister, 1865 (synonym)
 Zyphius Moreno, 1895 (misspelling)
Source  basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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[show all]		 Species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823

Species Ziphius aresques Gray, 1871 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius australis Trouessart, 1904 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius chatamensis Lahille, 1899 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius chathamensis Flower, 1885 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius chathamiensis Iredale & Troughton, 1934 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius cryptodon Fischer, 1857 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius decavirostris Gray, 1871 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius grebnitzkii Stejneger, 1883 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius indicus Van Beneden, 1863 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius layardii Gray, 1865 accepted as Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865)
Species Ziphius novaezealandiae Haast, 1876 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius savii Richiardi, 1873 accepted as Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
Species Ziphius sechellensis Gray, 1846 accepted as Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817)
Species Ziphius sowerbiensis Gray, 1846 accepted as Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804)
Environment marine
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Images 
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 21)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 21)
added on 2008-06-03 - author: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2012-09-08 01:03:06

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 21 bis)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 21 bis)
added on 2008-06-03 - author: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2012-09-08 01:03:15

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)
Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 59)
added on 2008-06-04 - author: Delahaye in Van Beneden & Gervais (1880)
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by Perrin, William on 2012-09-08 01:03:27
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137035
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z  checked  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Ziphius Cuvier, 1823. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137035 on 2013-05-24
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