Eschrichtius akishimaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mysticeti

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: Mysticeti

Familia: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Species: †Eschrichtius akishimaensis

Name

Eschrichtius akishimaensis Kimura, Hasegawa & Kohno, 2018: 2

Type locality: Komiya Formation; "outcrop along the Tama River, Akishima City, Tokyo, Japan ... ca. 30 meters downstream from the pier (No. 11) of the JR Hachiko Line railway bridge crossing the Tama River".

Holotype: GMNH-PV-3210

References

Primary references

• Kimura, T., Hasegawa, Y. & Kohno, N. 2018. A new species of the genus Eschrichtius (Cetacea: Mysticeti) from the Early Pleistocene of Japan. Paleontological Research 22(1): 1–19. DOI: 10.2517/2017PR007 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Eschrichtius akishimaensis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

English: Akishima Whale
日本語: アキシマクジラ