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Delphinus delphus Linnaeus, 1758 
AphiaID: 220224

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) > Delphinidae (Family) > Delphinus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
Rank Species
Parent Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
Source  basis of record: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species Identification Guide. Rome. 312 p. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English common dolphin  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Comores [details]
Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
Tanzania [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220224
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-05-01 08:58:20Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-12-22 19:25:59Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z  changed  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Delphinus delphus. 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=220224 on 2013-05-20
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