Eschrichtius Gray, 1864 
AphiaID: 137027

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
Synonymised taxa		Cyphonotus Gray, 1850 (preoccupied) Rachianectes Trouessart, 1898 (misspelling) Rhachianectes Cope, 1869 (synonym) Rhachionectes Winge, 1942 (misspelling)
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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Species Eschrichtius gibbosus Van Deinse & Junge, 1937 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Species Eschrichtius glaucus Maher, 1961 accepted as Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137027
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2006-09-11 06:44:08Z   changed   Martinez, Olga 2008-08-20 11:25:36Z   checked   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Eschrichtius Gray, 1864. 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=137027 on 2013-05-21