WoRMS name details
Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868
380494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380494)
unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E.; Wing, W. (1868). Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. (Illustrated with 37 plates, by the late William Wing.). 1-10, pls: 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869421 [details]
Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray,...
Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray, 1866. A brief description is provided and the habitat is “South Pacific.” Note that Plate 16 is labeled as “Delphinus obscurus.” [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380494 on 2025-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E.; Wing, W. (1868). Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. (Illustrated with 37 plates, by the late William Wing.). 1-10, pls: 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869421 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray, 1866. A brief description is provided and the habitat is “South Pacific.” Note that Plate 16 is labeled as “Delphinus obscurus.” [details]
