Cetacea name details
Phocaena homeii Smith, 1829
1571906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1571906)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Phocaena Lesson, 1827 accepted as Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, A. (1829). Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Mammalia. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 4:433–441. [details]
Note Type locality is “the seas about the Cape of...
Type material Type locality is “the seas about the Cape of Good Hope.” Description of external characteristics of a black and white dolphin that is found around “the Cape of Good Hope, and is often caught in Table Bay” (South Africa). According to Hershkovitz (1966), “type in the South African Museum.” [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Phocaena homeii Smith, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Cetacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571906 on 2024-04-26
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Smith, A. (1829). Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Mammalia. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 4:433–441. [details]
taxonomy source Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors
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Type material Type locality is “the seas about the Cape of Good Hope.” Description of external characteristics of a black and white dolphin that is found around “the Cape of Good Hope, and is often caught in Table Bay” (South Africa). According to Hershkovitz (1966), “type in the South African Museum.” [details]