WoRMS name details
Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836
148735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148735)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Genus
- Species Rorqualus antarcticus F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus australis Hamilton, 1837 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus boops F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus borealis Hamilton, 1837 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus major Knox, 1870 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus minor Hamilton, 1837 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
- Species Rorqualus musculus F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148735 on 2025-04-06
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2006-09-28 06:51:36Z
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Martinez, Olga
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Taxonomy
source of synonymy
The Paleobiology database, available online at https://paleobiodb.org/ [details]
Other
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]
