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Globicephala melas

Globicephala melas, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Cetartiodactyla
Ordo: Cetacea
Subordo: Odontoceti
Infraordines: Delphinida
Superfamilia: Delphinoidea
Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Globicephala
Species: Globicephala melas
Subspecies: G. m. edwardii - G. m. melas

Name

Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)

References

* Globicephala melas on Mammal Species of the World.
* Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set(3rd ed).

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Long-finned Pilot Whale, Common Blackfish
Galego: Caldeirón común
日本語: ヒレナガゴンドウ
Türkçe: Uzun yüzgeçli kara balina

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