Taxon Profile: Mesoplodon layardi

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
53
Common Name
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale
Authority
(Gray, 1865)
Naming Status
Synonym
Status
Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Taxon

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Comments
(Old CAVS_ID 'W1591-OLD')
Revised from
    Mesoplodon layardii (Gray,1865) (Strap-toothed Beaked Whale, Strap-toothed Whale, Layard's Beaked Whale) Profile
    Reason: Synonym
    The relationship between the old and the current - CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94