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Globiocephalus Gray, 1846 
AphiaID: 383429

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)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym )
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Globicephala Lesson, 1828
Rank Genus
Parent Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Source Not documented
Direct child
taxa
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Species Globiocephalus chinensis Gray, 1866 (nomen dubium, incertae sedis)

Species Globiocephalus affinis Gray, 1846 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Species Globiocephalus chilensis Philippi, 1896 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Species Globiocephalus guadaloupensis Gray, 1871 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
Species Globiocephalus incrassatus Gray, 1862 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Species Globiocephalus intermedius Van Beneden & Gervais, 1868-79 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
Species Globiocephalus melas Murie, 1874 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Species Globiocephalus propinquus Malm, 1871 accepted as Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846
Species Globiocephalus swineval Gray, 1846 accepted as Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383429
Taxonomic
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2009-03-04 10:50:54Z  created  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Globiocephalus Gray, 1846. 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=383429 on 2013-05-23
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