Megaptera Gray, 1846

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Mammalia

order

Cetacea

family

Balaenopteridae

genus

Megaptera

Name

Synonyms

Cyphobalaena Marschall, 1873

Kyphobalaena Eschricht, 1849

Megapteron Gray, 1846

Perqualus Gray, 1846

Poescopia Gray, 1864

Poeskopia Gervais, 1871

Homonyms

Megaptera Gray, 1846

Megaptera Meek & Worthen, 1868

Common names

Humpback Whale in English

Humpback Whales in English

Humpback whale in language.

humpback whale in English

humpback whales in English

humpback whales in English

Bibliographic References

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5. Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds.
6. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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11. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
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16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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