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Gray, J.E. 1864. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 198 ("Sect. I. Mysticete"). (sub "Suborder I. Cete"). ≡
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| Subsequent rank | : | |
Flower, W.H. 1864. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 388 ("Balænoidea or Mysticete"), 395 ("Suborder", "Balænoidea seu Mysticete"). ≡
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| Subsequent publication | : | |
Flower, W.H. 1869[1867]. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 6 (3) (art. 4): 110 ("Mystacoceti or Balænoidea"), 115. ≡
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| Source for the authorship | : | |
McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. 1997. Classif. Mamm.: 374 ("Cope, 1891:69").
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