WoRMS name details
Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson & Garnot, 1827
380497 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380497)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson, R. P.; Garnot, P. (1827). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, sous le ministément et conformément aux instructions de S. E. M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Ministre de la Marine; et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence Mgr Le Cte de Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par M. L. I. Duperrey, Capitaine de Frégate, Chevalier de Saint-Louis et member de la Légion d'Honneur, commandant de l'expédition. Zoologie. Tome Premier, Part 1 [Voyage around the world, executed by order of the king, on the corvette of His Majesty, La Coquille, during the years 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825, under the ministry and in accordance with the instructions of S. E. M. the Marquis of Clermont-Tonnere, Minster of Marine; and published under the auspices of his Excellency Le Cte de Chabrol, Minister of the Marine and Colonies, by M. L. I. Duperrey, Captain Frégate, Knight of Saint-Louis and member of the Legion of Honor, commander of the expedition. Zoology. Volume 1, Part 1]. Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue Hautefeuille, N?23. Paris, France. Text, 630 pp. + Atlas. [details]
Taxonomic remark A brief description of a harpooned animal observed at 44ºS by Cape Diemen (south Tasmania) is given; however, a specimen...
Taxonomic remark A brief description of a harpooned animal observed at 44ºS by Cape Diemen (south Tasmania) is given; however, a specimen was not preserved (or perhaps was lost or discarded); a drawing was made of the lateral external appearance. Schlegel (1841:22, Plate 1 Figure 3, Plate 2 Figure 3, Plate 4 Figure 4) describes a skeleton from an animal collected by the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa that was sent by van Horstock to the “Leyden Museum” and identified as D. superciliosus (True 1889). Lesson’s specimen was not preserved and the exact collection location is unknown, therefore the identity of this animal cannot be confirmed and is possibly either obscurus or cruciger (also see Meester et al. 1986:157). Because Lesson’s specimen is unidentifiable, and to promote stability of taxonomic nomenclature (Article 23.2 ICZN 1999, Melville 1995), the species name superciliosus should not have priority over that of D. obscurus Gray, 1828. Both Hershkovitz (1966:64) and Rice (1998:115) include Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson and Garnot, 1827 as a synonym of Lagenorhynchus cruciger, but we believe this nominal species should be treated as a nomen dubium. Also, note that the collection location “Castle-Forbes” (Hershkovitz 1966:64) is the name of an English vessel and not a place. [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson & Garnot, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380497 on 2024-12-26
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original description
Lesson, R. P.; Garnot, P. (1827). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, sous le ministément et conformément aux instructions de S. E. M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Ministre de la Marine; et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence Mgr Le Cte de Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par M. L. I. Duperrey, Capitaine de Frégate, Chevalier de Saint-Louis et member de la Légion d'Honneur, commandant de l'expédition. Zoologie. Tome Premier, Part 1 [Voyage around the world, executed by order of the king, on the corvette of His Majesty, La Coquille, during the years 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825, under the ministry and in accordance with the instructions of S. E. M. the Marquis of Clermont-Tonnere, Minster of Marine; and published under the auspices of his Excellency Le Cte de Chabrol, Minister of the Marine and Colonies, by M. L. I. Duperrey, Captain Frégate, Knight of Saint-Louis and member of the Legion of Honor, commander of the expedition. Zoology. Volume 1, Part 1]. Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue Hautefeuille, N?23. Paris, France. Text, 630 pp. + Atlas. [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
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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 A brief description of a harpooned animal observed at 44ºS by Cape Diemen (south Tasmania) is given; however, a specimen was not preserved (or perhaps was lost or discarded); a drawing was made of the lateral external appearance. Schlegel (1841:22, Plate 1 Figure 3, Plate 2 Figure 3, Plate 4 Figure 4) describes a skeleton from an animal collected by the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa that was sent by van Horstock to the “Leyden Museum” and identified as D. superciliosus (True 1889). Lesson’s specimen was not preserved and the exact collection location is unknown, therefore the identity of this animal cannot be confirmed and is possibly either obscurus or cruciger (also see Meester et al. 1986:157). Because Lesson’s specimen is unidentifiable, and to promote stability of taxonomic nomenclature (Article 23.2 ICZN 1999, Melville 1995), the species name superciliosus should not have priority over that of D. obscurus Gray, 1828. Both Hershkovitz (1966:64) and Rice (1998:115) include Delphinus superciliosus Lesson in Lesson and Garnot, 1827 as a synonym of Lagenorhynchus cruciger, but we believe this nominal species should be treated as a nomen dubium. Also, note that the collection location “Castle-Forbes” (Hershkovitz 1966:64) is the name of an English vessel and not a place. [details]
