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Balaena maximus borealis Knox, 1838 
AphiaID: 384491

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Mysticeti (Superfamily) > Balaenidae (Family) > Balaena (Genus) > Balaena maximus (Species)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Balaenoptera musculus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank Subspecies
Parent Balaena maximus accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source Not documented
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:384491
Taxonomic
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2009-03-05 16:39:38Z  created  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Balaena maximus borealis Knox, 1838. 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=384491 on 2013-05-19
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