Phocoenidae 
AphiaID: 136984

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Tetrapoda > Mammalia > Theria > Cetartiodactyla > Cetancodonta > Cetacea > Odontoceti

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Odontoceti
Sources		basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch bruinvissen  [details] English porpoises  [details] Norwegian Bokmål nisefamilien  [details] Norwegian Nynorsk nisefamilien  [details] Swedish tumlare  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816 Genus Phocoenoides Andrews, 1911 Subfamily Phocoeninae Barnes, 1984 (nomen dubium) Subfamily Phocoenoidinae Barnes, 1984 (nomen dubium) Genus Acanthodelphis Gray, 1866 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816 Genus Australophocaena Barnes, 1985 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816 Genus Meomeris Gray, 1847 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Neomeris Gray, 1846 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Nomeris Hershkovitz, 1966 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Nomerus Coues, 1890 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Phaoecana G. M. Allen, 1923 accepted as Neophocaena Palmer, 1899 Genus Phocaena Lesson, 1827 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816 Genus Phocaenoides Winge, 1942 accepted as Phocoenoides Andrews, 1911 Genus Phocena Gray, 1821 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136984
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2005-03-29 08:12:19Z   changed   Claus, Simon 2008-08-20 11:25:36Z   checked   Perrin, William 2009-03-09 11:18:10Z   changed   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Phocoenidae. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136984 on 2013-05-25