Marine Species Traits - Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850

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Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850

Van Beneden & Gervais (1880, pl. 22)

AphiaID

137034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137034)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ziphiidae Gray, 1850

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Species Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804)
Species Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews, 1908
Species Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore, 1963
Species Mesoplodon densirostris (de Blainville, 1817)
Species Mesoplodon eueu Carroll, McGowen, McCarthy, Marx, Aguilar, Dalebout, Dreyer, Gaggiotti, Hansen, van Helden, Onoufriou, Baird, Baker, Berrow, Cholewiak, Claridge, Constantine, Davison, Eira, Fordyce, Gatesy, Hofmeyr, Martín, Mead, Mignucci-Giannoni, Morin, Reyes, Rogan, Rosso, Silva, Springer, Steel & Olsen, 2021
Species Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855)
Species Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958
Species Mesoplodon grayi von Haast, 1876
Species Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871)
Species Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala, 1963
Species Mesoplodon layardii (Gray, 1865)
Species Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913
Species Mesoplodon perrini Dalebout, Mead, Baker, Baker & van Helden, 2002
Species Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991
Species Mesoplodon stejnegeri True, 1885
Species Mesoplodon traversii (Gray, 1874)
Species Mesoplodon bidens Nishiwaki, 1957 accepted as Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958 (misidentification)
Species Mesoplodon bowdoini Nishiwaki, 1962 accepted as Mesoplodon stejnegeri True, 1885 (misidentification)
Species Mesoplodon ginkgodens Baker & van Helden, 1999 accepted as Mesoplodon traversii (Gray, 1874) (synonym)
Species Mesoplodon hectori Flower, 1878 accepted as Mesoplodon hectori (Gray, 1871) (synonym)
Species Mesoplodon layardii Hector, 1878 accepted as Mesoplodon traversii (Gray, 1874) (synonym)
Species Mesoplodon stejnegeri Nishiwaki & Tamiya, 1959 accepted as Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore, 1963 (misidentification)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gervais, P. (1850). Zoologie et paléontologie françaises (animaux vertébrés) : ou nouvelles recherches sur les animaux vivants et fossiles de la France. Chapitre Deuxieme. 1: 137-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348937#page/155/mode/1up
page(s): 153 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137034 on 2024-04-26

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137034 on 2024-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2008-08-20 11:25:36Z

checked

Perrin, William

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original description Gervais, P. (1850). Zoologie et paléontologie françaises (animaux vertébrés) : ou nouvelles recherches sur les animaux vivants et fossiles de la France. Chapitre Deuxieme. 1: 137-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348937#page/155/mode/1up
page(s): 153 [details]

basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details]

additional source 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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]