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Mesoplodon densirostris Gunther, 1955 
AphiaID: 384417

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) > Mesoplodon (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (misidentification)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855)
Rank Species
Parent Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850
Source  basis of record: Schmidly, D. J. and B. Würsig. 2009. Mammals (Vertebrata: Mammalia) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1343–1352 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Modern Greek (1453-) Πυκνόρυγχο Μεσόπλοδον  [details]
Polish dziobowal Blainville'a  [details]
Spanish ballenato hocicudo de Blainville  [details]
Turkish sık dişli gagalı balina  [details]
Turkish sık dişli gagalı balinası  [details]
Ukrainian Ремнезуб Бленвіля  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Gulf of Maine [details]
Links To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications)
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:384417
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2009-03-05 14:31:36Z  created  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Mesoplodon densirostris Gunther, 1955. 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=384417 on 2013-06-20
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