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Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

Physeter catodon - sperm whale
Physeter catodon - sperm whale

137118 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137118)

 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Perrin, W.F. (2021). World Cetacea Database. Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137118 on 2026-08-05
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137118 on 2026-08-05
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2005-03-29 08:12:19Z
changed
Claus, Simon
2008-08-20 11:25:36Z
checked
Perrin, William
2009-01-07 16:13:45Z
changed
Perrin, William
2009-03-11 12:36:54Z
changed
Perrin, William
2009-04-09 15:27:12Z
changed
Perrin, William

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in RoR) [details] 

additional source Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em> , available online at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
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French grand cachalot  [details]
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (61 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (181 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Physeter catodon) 
To GenBank (216260 nucleotides; 53398 proteins) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 487416 Physeter catodon Radiograph 001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 487416 Physeter catodon Radiograph 002) 
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