WoRMS taxon details
Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816
Acanthodelphis Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Australophocaena Barnes, 1985 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phocaena Lesson, 1827 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Phocena Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912
- Species Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Phocoena sinus Norris & McFarland, 1958
- Species Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865)
- Species Phocoena australis Peale, 1849 accepted as Sagmatias australis (Peale, 1849) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, synonym)
- Species Phocoena commersonii Lesson, 1827 accepted as Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804) (synonym)
- Species Phocoena obtusata Phillipi, 1893 accepted as Phocoena dioptrica Lahille, 1912 (synonym)
- Species Phocoena phocaenoides Robinson & Kloss, 1918 accepted as Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Phocoena rondeletti Giglioli, 1870 accepted as Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Phocoena vomerina Hall & Kelson, 1959 accepted as Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 279 [details]
page(s): 279 [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Phocoena G. Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137031 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
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Cuvier, G. (1816). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Deterville, Paris, pp. i-xviii, 1-532 [pls. 9-10 contained in volume 4]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
page(s): 279 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 279 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
