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Globicephala melas
(Traill, 1809)
- long-finned pilot whale
(mammal)
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Globicephala (Genus) - pilot whales
..Globicephala macrorhynchus (Species) - short-finned pilot whale
..Globicephala melas (Species) - long-finned pilot whale
Authorship
Original name
:
Traill, 1809:81.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Globicephala
(Genus)
Lesson, 1828
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Globicephala melas melas
(Traill, 1809)
Ref:
D.J. Stang (comp.), 2004-present
: 22 Nov 2005.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Gray, 1846
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Globicephala edwardi
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 119.
Synonymous name
:
Globicephala melaena
(Traill, 1809)
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
long-finned pilot whale
Ref:
1994
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