original description
Cope, E. D. (1866). Third contribution to the history of the Balaenidae and Delphinidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1866:293–300. [details]
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 
From editor or global species database
Type material No type locality specified. Description and measurements of the holotype (skull only) is provided. The type information is described under the Taxonomic Treatment of Sagmatias and S. australis. Also, see note above under “Phocæna australis Peale, 1849” about the collection history of S. amblodon and Phocaena australis. [details]