Physeter
(Redirected from Phiseter)
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Species: †P. antiquus – P. macrocephalus – †P. vetus
Name
edit- Physeter Linnaeus, 1758
- Gender: masculine
- Type species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
- Fixation: subsequent designation by Desmarest (1855-1856) [fide Husson & Holthuis (1974: 214–215)]
Synonyms
edit- Catodon Linnaeus, 1761 [objective synonymy]
- Type species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
- Fixation: monotypy [fide Husson & Holthuis (1974: 215)]
- Type species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
- Cetus Garsault, 1764: pl. 662
- Cetus Billberg, 1828
- Meganeuron Gray, 1865
- Megistosaurus Anonymous, in Harlan, 1828
- Phiseter Bonnaterre, 1789
- Physalus Lacépède, 1804
- Physeterus Dumeril, 1806
- Tursio Fleming, 1822
References
editPrimary references
edit- Garsault, F.A.P. de 1764. Les figures des plantes et animaux d'usage en médecine, décrits dans la Matière Médicale de Mr. Geoffroy Médecin, dessinés d'après nature. Gravés par Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. Niquet scrip. Vol. 5. pl. 644–729. Paris: Desprez. BHL. Reference page.
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 76. Reference page.
Additional references
edit- Husson, A.M.; Holthuis, L.B. 1974: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale. Zoologische mededelingen, 48: 205–217.
- Physeter 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.
Links
editVernacular names
editEnglish: sperm whales
日本語: マッコウクジラ属
ไทย: วาฬสเปิร์ม, วาฬหัวทุย
日本語: マッコウクジラ属
ไทย: วาฬสเปิร์ม, วาฬหัวทุย
For more multimedia, look at Physeter on Wikimedia Commons. |