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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, & Carolus. (1758). Systema Naturae Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis, 10th Edition, Vol. 1.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Cetacea
family
Physeteridae
genus
Physeter
species
Physeter macrocephalus

Name

Synonyms
Catodon australis MacLeay, 1851
Catodon australis Wall, 1851
Catodon colneti Gray, 1850
Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865
Catodon macrocephalus Lacépède, 1804
Catodon trumpo Lacépède, 1804
Cetus cylindricus Billberg, 1828
Delphinus bayeri Risso, 1826
Meganeuron krefftii Gray, 1866
Megistosaurus ensiformis Godman, 1827
Phiseter cylindricus Bonnaterre, 1789
Phiseter mular Bonnaterre, 1789
Phiseter trumpo Bonnaterre, 1789
Physalus cylindricus Lacépède, 1804
Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780
Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822
Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822
Physeter australis Gray, 1846
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter maximus G.Cuvier, 1798
Homonyms
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Cachalot in English
Cachalote in English
Grand Cachalot in English
Kaskelot in Danish
Pot Whale in English
Pottwal in English
Sperm Whale in English
Sperm Whale in English
Sperm Whale in English
Spermacet Whale in English
cachalot in English
cachalot in English
sperm whale in English
抹香鯨 in Chinese
Kachalote in language.
Potvis in Dutch
Potvis in Dutch
Sperm Whale in English
Sperm Whale in English
Sperm Whale in English
kaskelohtta in Northern Sami
kaskelot in Swedish
potvis in Dutch
Ballena Esperma in Spanish
Cachalot in French
Cachalote in Portuguese
Cachalote in Spanish
Cachelot in English
Cachelot in English
Capodoglio in Italian
Gabdoll in Maltese
Kashalot in Albanian
Kaşalot in Turkish
Morfil Sberm in Welsh
Morfilod Sberm in Welsh
Pot Whale in English
Pot Whale in English
Pottwal in German
Spermacet Whale in English
Spermacet Whale in English
Ulješura in Croatian
adagig in language.
aggadakhgik in language.
anbar in Arabic
bahran in Sindhi
bahran in language.
ballena esperma in Spanish
bardhvalur in Norwegian
bolshoi plavun in Russian
burdhvalur in Norwegian

Bibliographic References

  1. American Society of Mammalogists (2018-11-21 13:14:00) Mammal Diversity Database.
  2. Bearzi, G.; Pierantonio, N.; Affronte, M.; Holcer, D.; Maio, N.; Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G. (2011). Overview of sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality events in the Adriatic Sea, 1555-2009. <em>Mammal Review.</em> 41(4): 276-293. 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00171.x
  3. CUERVO DÍAZ A, JI HERNÁNDEZ-CAMACHO y A CADENA. 1986. Lista actualizada de los mamíferos de Colombia: anotaciones sobre su distribución. Caldasia 15:471-501. ref_scmas0303
  4. Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259. 10.5479/si.03629236.246
  5. Hershkovitz, Philip, 1966: Catalog of Living Whales. United States National Museum Bulletin, no. 246. viii + 259.
  6. Holthuis, L. B., 1987: Letters: The Scientific Name of the Sperm Whale. Marine Mammal Science, vol. 3, no. 1. 87-88.
  7. Husson, A. M., and L. B. Holthuis, 1974: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale. Zoologische Mededelingen, vol. 48, no. 19. 205-217 + 3.
  8. ITIS (2014-10-08 22:00:00) Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  9. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  10. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  11. Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam.
  12. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  13. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  14. Linnaeus, Carolus, 1758: null. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1. 824.
  15. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  16. Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743.
  17. Mead, James G., and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Cetacea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1. 723-743.
  18. Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp.
  19. Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4.
  20. Rice, Dale W., 1998: Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231.
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