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Stenella coeruleoalba

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Taxonomy

Delphinus coeruleoalbus was named by Meyen (1833) [original spelling: Delphinus coeruleo-albus]. It is extant. Its type specimen is Zoological Museum, Berlin, a skeleton. Its type locality is Rio de La Plata, which is in a Holocene fluvial horizon in Uruguay.

It was recombined as Lagenorhynchus caeruleoalbus by Gray (1850), Scott (1873); it was recombined as Lagenorhynchus (Electra) coeruleoalbus by Gray (1866); it was recombined as Prodelphinus coeruleoalbus by True (1889); it was recombined as Prodelphinus caeruleoalbus by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Stenella coeruleoalbus by Tomilini (1957), Tomilin (1957), Hershkovitz (1966); it was recombined as Stenella caeruleoalba by Scheffer and Rice (1963); it was recombined as Stenella coeruleoalba by Vidal (1991), Rice (1998), Archer and Perrin (1999), Mead and Brownell (2005), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Perrin et al. (2013), Jefferson (2021).

Synonyms

Delphinus marginatus was named by Duvernoy (1857). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus euphrosine by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Delphinus delphis by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus tethyos was named by Gervais (1853). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Mead and Brownell (2005), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus lateralis was named by Peale (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Prodelphinus lateralis by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Tursio dorcides was named by Gray (1866). It is extant.

It was recombined as Clymene dorides by Gray (1866); it was recombined as Clymenia dorides by Gray (1866), Gray (1871); it was recombined as Delphinus dorcides by Scott (1873); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Clymenia euphrosynoides was named by Gray (1868). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus holbollii was named by Nilsson (1847) [Nilsson attributes this taxon to Eschricht.]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Delphinus euphrosyne by Nilsson (1847); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus mediterraneus was named by Loche (1860). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Delphinus delphis by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella frontalis by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus asthenops was named by Cope (1865) [Type locality unknown (Cope, 1865; Hershkovitz, 1966).]. It is extant. Its type specimen is ANSP 595, 596, a skull (2 skulls).

It was recombined as Clymenia esthenops by Gray (1871); it was recombined as Stenella asthenops by Hershkovitz (1966); it was recombined as Stenella aesthenops by Archer and Perrin (1999); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Mead and Brownell (2005), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus crotaphiscus was named by Cope (1865) [Type locality unknown (Cope, 1865; Hershkovitz, 1966).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Clymenia crotaphiscus by Gray (1871); it was recombined as Prodelphinus crotaphiscus by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Mead and Brownell (2005), Jefferson (2021).
Clymene burmeisteri was named by Malm (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Prodelphinus burmeisteri by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Clymenia novaezelandiae was named by Hector (1873). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus amphitriteus was named by Philippi (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Prodelphinus amphitriteus by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus styx was named by Gray (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Clymenia styx by Gray (1868), Gray (1871); it was recombined as Stenella styx by Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott (1951); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus euphrosyne was named by Gray (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Delphinus (Clymene) euphrosyne by Gray (1864); it was recombined as Clymene euphrosyne by Gray (1866); it was recombined as Clymenia euphrosyne by Gray (1868), Gray (1871); it was recombined as Prodelphinus euphrosine by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Stenella euphrosyne by Oliver (1922); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalbus by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella coeruleoalba by Archer and Perrin (1999), Mead and Brownell (2005), Jefferson (2021).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1833	Delphinus coeruleoalbus Meyen
1846	Delphinus styx Gray p. 39
1846	Delphinus euphrosyne Gray p. 40
1846	Delphinus coeruleoalbus Gray p. 42
1847	Delphinus euphrosyne Nilsson p. 595
1847	Delphinus holbollii Nilsson p. 596
1848	Delphinus lateralis Peale
1850	Lagenorhynchus caeruleoalbus Gray p. 100
1850	Delphinus euphrosyne Gray p. 117
1850	Delphinus styx Gray p. 117
1853	Delphinus tethyos Gervais
1857	Delphinus marginatus Duvernoy
1860	Delphinus mediterraneus Loche p. 475
1864	Delphinus (Clymene) euphrosyne Gray p. 237
1865	Delphinus asthenops Cope
1865	Delphinus crotaphiscus Cope p. 200
1866	Clymenia dorides Gray p. 6
1866	Clymene dorides Gray p. 214
1866	Clymene euphrosyne Gray p. 214
1866	Delphinus marginatus Gray p. 245
1866	Delphinus styx Gray p. 250
1866	Delphinus euphrosyne Gray p. 251
1866	Delphinus tethyos Gray p. 251
1866	Delphinus lateralis Gray p. 255
1866	Lagenorhynchus (Electra) coeruleoalbus Gray p. 268
1866	Tursio dorcides Gray p. 400
1868	Clymenia euphrosyne Gray p. 6
1868	Clymenia euphrosynoides Gray p. 6
1868	Clymenia styx Gray p. 6
1869	Delphinus styx Scammon and Cope p. 22
1871	Clymenia euphrosyne Gray p. 70
1871	Clymenia styx Gray p. 70
1871	Clymenia dorides Gray p. 71
1871	Clymenia euphrosynoides Gray p. 71
1871	Clymenia crotaphiscus Gray p. 72
1871	Clymenia esthenops Gray p. 72
1871	Clymene burmeisteri Malm p. 63
1873	Clymenia novaezelandiae Hector p. 159
1873	Delphinus marginatus Scott p. 73
1873	Delphinus euphrosyne Scott p. 77
1873	Delphinus dorcides Scott p. 78
1873	Delphinus lateralis Scott p. 79
1873	Delphinus styx Scott p. 80
1873	Delphinus tethyos Scott p. 80
1873	Lagenorhynchus caeruleoalbus Scott p. 86
1889	Delphinus coeruleoalbus Ameghino p. 885
1889	Prodelphinus coeruleoalbus True p. 62
1893	Delphinus amphitriteus Philippi p. 7
1904	Delphinus asthenops Trouessart p. 765
1904	Prodelphinus caeruleoalbus Trouessart p. 765
1904	Prodelphinus crotaphiscus Trouessart p. 765
1904	Prodelphinus euphrosine Trouessart p. 765
1904	Prodelphinus lateralis Trouessart p. 765
1904	Prodelphinus amphitriteus Trouessart p. 766
1904	Prodelphinus burmeisteri Trouessart p. 766
1922	Stenella euphrosyne Oliver p. 582
1951	Stenella styx Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott p. 732
1957	Stenella coeruleoalbus Tomilin p. 554
1957	Stenella coeruleoalbus Tomilini p. 554
1963	Stenella caeruleoalba Scheffer and Rice p. 6
1966	Stenella asthenops Hershkovitz p. 26
1966	Stenella coeruleoalbus Hershkovitz p. 27
1991	Stenella coeruleoalba Vidal p. 5
1998	Stenella coeruleoalba Rice p. 110
1999	Stenella coeruleoalba Archer and Perrin p. 1
1999	Stenella aesthenops Archer and Perrin p. 26
2005	Stenella coeruleoalba Mead and Brownell p. 732
2008	Stenella coeruleoalba Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 2
2012	Delphinus coeruleoalbus Hassanin et al. p. 43 figs. Fig. 1
2013	Stenella coeruleoalba Perrin et al. p. 571 figs. Table 1
2021	Stenella coeruleoalba Jefferson p. 37

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Whippomorpha
order	Cetacea
—	Pelagiceti
—	Neoceti
suborder	Odontoceti
infraorder	Delphinida
superfamily	Delphinoidea
family	Delphinidae
subfamily	Delphininae
genus	Stenella	()
species	coeruleoalba	(Meyen 1833)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen 1833

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Invalid names: Clymene burmeisteri Malm 1871 [synonym], Clymenia euphrosynoides Gray 1868 [synonym], Clymenia novaezelandiae Hector 1873 [synonym], Delphinus amphitriteus Philippi 1893 [synonym], Delphinus asthenops Cope 1865 [synonym], Delphinus crotaphiscus Cope 1865 [synonym], Delphinus euphrosyne Gray 1846 [synonym], Delphinus holbollii Nilsson 1847 [synonym], Delphinus lateralis Peale 1848 [synonym], Delphinus marginatus Duvernoy 1857 [synonym], Delphinus mediterraneus Loche 1860 [synonym], Delphinus styx Gray 1846 [synonym], Delphinus tethyos Gervais 1853 [synonym], Tursio dorcides Gray 1866 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean

Composition:

hydroxyapatitesubo

Form:

roller-shapedo

Ontogeny:

modification of partso

Environment:

marine, freshwatersubo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

aquatico

Depth habitat:

surfaceo

Diet:

piscivoref

Diet 2:

carnivoref

Reproduction:

viviparoussubo

Created:

2005-06-08 10:11:09

Modified:

2005-06-08 12:11:09

Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order

References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Uruguay	Delphinus coeruleoalbus (type locality: 86873)