Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Cephalorhynchus
Species: Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Subspecies: C. c. commersonii – C. c. kerguelensis

Name

Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacépède, 1804

Etymology: commersonii for Philibert Commerson, who first described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan.

Synonyms

Cephalorhynchus commersoni Yanez, 1948
Delphinus commersonii Lacépède, 1804
Lagenorhynchus burmeisteri Moreno, 1892
Lagenorhynchus floweri Moreno, 1892
Phocoena commersonii Lesson, 1827

References

Robineau, D., Goodall, R.N.P., Pichler, F. & Baker, C.S. 2007. Description of a new subspecies of Commerson's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804), inhabiting the coastal waters of the Kerguelen Islands. Mammalia 71: 172–180. ISSN (Online): 1864–1547, ISSN (Print): 0025–1461 DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2007.034
Cephalorhynchus commersonii in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

English: Commerson’s Dolphin
suomi: Kirjodelfiini
magyar: Commerson-delfin
日本語: イロワケイルカ
polski: delfin czarnogłowy
svenska: Commersons delfin, skäckig delfin
Türkçe: Alaca yunus

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