Delphinus metis [No.1] Gray, 1846 
AphiaID: 383883

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

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Rank		Species
Parent		Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
Source		Not documented
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Note		Validity: Gray (1846) described two different species on the same page, using the same name. One was based on skull "No. 1" and the other on skull "No. 2". He later (1850) corrected the error, describing D. clymene and saying that it was based on D. metis skull "No. 2," not "No. 1." The two original D. metis species are not nomina dubia, because they were based on skulls of known identity (No. 2= S. clymene and No. 1 = Tursiops truncatus). The two nominal species are commonly referred to as D. metis (Gray, 1846) No. 1 and D. metis (Gray, 1846) No. 2. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383883
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2009-03-05 14:31:36Z   created   Perrin, William 2009-04-14 20:10:04Z   changed   Perrin, William
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		Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Delphinus metis [No.1] Gray, 1846. 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=383883 on 2013-05-20