Physeteridae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Published in

London Med. Repos. vol.15 1 p.310

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Mammalia

order

Cetacea

family

Physeteridae

Name

Synonyms

Catodontidae

Orca semseyi (Bockh, 1899)

Physeter antiquus Leidy, 1853

Physeterina

Physodontidae

Scaldicetus lodgei Chapman, 1917

Ziphioides obliquus Probst, 1886

Ziphioides triangulus Probst, 1886

Ziphiola Vanden Broeck, 1874

Ziphiola clepsydra Vanden Broeck, 1874

Homonyms

Physeteridae

Common names

Sperm whales in language.

sperm whale in English

sperm whales in English

sperm whales in language.

マッコウクジラ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

1. Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <i>FAO Species identification guide</i>. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.
2. 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