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NORTH ATLANTIC PILOT WHALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Globicephala melas
Latin, see observation
Globicephala melæna
former designation, Latin, see observation
OBS

A mammal of the family Delphinidae.

OBS

Formerly called globicephala melæna, but Article 31b of the third edition of the International code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985) specifically gave melas ...

Key term(s)
  • longfin pilot whale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Globicephala melas
Latin, see observation
Globicephala melæna
former designation, Latin, see observation
OBS

Mammifère marin de la famille des Delphinidae et du sous-ordre des odontocètes (baleines à dents).

OBS

Espèce nommée à l'origine Globicephala melæa, mais selon l'article 31b de la troisième édition du «The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature» (1985) son nom a été modifié pour Globicephale melas.

Spanish

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