MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804

WoRMS taxon details

Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804

AphiaID

137029 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137029)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Monodontidae Gray, 1821

Synonymised names

Argocetus Gloger, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)

Beluga Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphinaptera Bowditch, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphinaster Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphinopterus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)

Delphis Wagler, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)
Species Delphinapterus beluga Lacepede, 1804 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus borealis Peale, 1848 accepted as Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848) (basionym)
Species Delphinapterus catodon Goode, 1884 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus dorofeevi Klumov & Barabash, 1935 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus freimani Klumov, 1935 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus kingi Ogilby, 1893 accepted as Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus lessonii Philippi, 1893 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus leucorrhamphus Philippi, 1893 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus molagan Owen, 1866 accepted as Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus peronii Lesson, 1826 accepted as Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804) (synonym)
Species Delphinapterus senedetta Lacépède, 1804 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Alder, J. & A. Hancock. (1845-55). A monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. Ray Society, London. 1-54, pls.1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137029 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2008-08-20 11:25:36Z

checked

Perrin, William

2009-03-09 11:18:10Z

changed

Perrin, William

2009-03-11 12:36:54Z

changed

Perrin, William

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Alder, J. & A. Hancock. (1845-55). A monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. Ray Society, London. 1-54, pls.1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65015 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Delphinapterus)
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