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Eubalaena glacialis glacialis

Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae

Taxonomy
Balaena glacialis glacialis was named by Scheffer and Rice (1963). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eubalaena glacialis glacialis by Hershkovitz (1966).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Balaena cisarctica Cope p. 169
1866Balaena mysticetus angulata Gray p. 86 figs. Figure 5
1870Balaena mediterranea Gray p. 198
1870Macleayius britannicus Gray p. 204
1871Balaena mediterranea Gray p. 38
1871Balaena angulata Gray p. 39
1871Macleayius britannicus Gray p. 46
1963Balaena glacialis glacialis Scheffer and Rice p. 9
1966Eubalaena glacialis glacialis Hershkovitz p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
Balaenomorpha
superfamilyBalaenoidea
familyBalaenidae()
genusEubalaena
speciesglacialis(Muller 1776)
subspeciesglacialis(Tomlin 1957)

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.

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Invalid names: Balaena cisarctica Cope 1865 [synonym], Balaena mediterranea Gray 1870 [synonym], Balaena mysticetus angulata Gray 1866 [synonym], Macleayius britannicus Gray 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: suspension feederf
Reproduction: viviparouso
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available