Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849 
AphiaID: 383412

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

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
Rank		Genus
Parent		Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
Source		Not documented
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Pterobalaena gigantea represented as Pterobalaena gigantea michrochira Barkos, 1862 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (alternate representation) Species Pterobalaena alba Giglioli, 1874 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 Species Pterobalaena communis Van Beneden, 1857 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena gigas Reinhardt, 1857 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena grypus Munter, 1877 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Pterobalaena minor Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena nana Barkow, 1862 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena pentadactyla Flower, 1865 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Species Pterobalaena schlegeli Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link		To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383412
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2009-03-04 10:50:54Z   created   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849. 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=383412 on 2013-05-23