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Delphinus (Grampus) acutus Gray, 1828

383854  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383854)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Mammalia (Class)
  8. Theria (Subclass)
  9. Cetartiodactyla (Order)
  10. Cetancodonta (Suborder)
  11. Cetacea (Infraorder)
  12. Odontoceti (Superfamily)
  13. Delphinidae (Family)
  14. Delphinus (Genus)
  15. Delphinus (Grampus) (Subgenus)
  16. Delphinus (Grampus) acutus (Species)
 unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note According to Hershkovitz (1966), the type...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality According to Hershkovitz (1966), the type locality is “[u]nknown; determined as the Faeroe Islands, North Sea, on the basis of the provenance of the subjective synonym eschrichtii Schlegel, by Gray…[1846b].” [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Delphinus (Grampus) acutus Gray, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=383854 on 2024-05-03
Date
action
by
2009-03-05 14:31:36Z
created
Perrin, William
2010-03-08 22:06:53Z
changed
Perrin, William
2022-03-21 10:10:07Z
changed
Fordyce, Ewan

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original description Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]  OpenAccess publication 
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name acutus is derived from Latin and means “sharp” or “pointed.” [details]

Holotype According to Flower (1884), the holotype of Delphinus (Grampus) acutus Gray, 1828 exists as a skull that was originally at the museum of Joshua Brookes and sold to the Leiden Museum of Natural History (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), Netherlands. According to Broekema (1983), the holotype of “Grampus acutus Gray, 1828. Skull. Brookes, 1828” is at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden as specimen 18281. [details]

Type locality According to Hershkovitz (1966), the type locality is “[u]nknown; determined as the Faeroe Islands, North Sea, on the basis of the provenance of the subjective synonym eschrichtii Schlegel, by Gray…[1846b].” [details]
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