WoRMS taxon details
Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849
AphiaID: 383412
AphiaID: 383412
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Mysticeti (Superfamily) > Balaenopteridae (Family) |
| Status |  unaccepted (synonym) | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Accepted name | Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 | |||||||
| Source | Not documented | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Pterobalaena gigantea represented as Pterobalaena gigantea michrochira Barkos, 1862 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (alternate representation) Species Pterobalaena alba Giglioli, 1874 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 Species Pterobalaena communis Van Beneden, 1857 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena gigas Reinhardt, 1857 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena grypus Munter, 1877 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena minor Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena nana Barkow, 1862 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena pentadactyla Flower, 1865 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena schlegeli Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 | |||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||
| Link | To ITIS | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383412 | |||||||
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849. 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=383412 on 2013-05-26 | ||||||||
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