Cephalorhynchus commersoni Lacépède 1804

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Alternative combinations: Cephalorhynchus commersonii, Delphinus commersonii

Synonyms: Lagenorhynchus burmeisteri Moreno 1892, Lagenorhynchus floweri Moreno 1892

Full reference: B. Lacépède. 1804. Histoire Naturelle des Cetacees

Belongs to Cephalorhynchus according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

See also Fraser and Purves 1960, Hershkovitz 1966, Jefferson 2021, Lacépède 1804, Mead and Brownell 2005, Perrin et al. 2013, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, Cephalorhynchus hectori, Phocoena obtusata

Distribution: found only at Kerguelen Island (Quaternary of French Southern Territories)

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