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Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Mesoplodon ginkgodens was named by Nishiwaki and Kamiya (1958). It is extant. Its type locality is Del Mar, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in California.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Mesoplodon densirostris Ogawa
1958Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya
1963Mesoplodon ginkgodens Scheffer and Rice p. 8
1968Mesoplodon ginkgodens Moore p. 277
1989Mesoplodon ginkgodens Mead p. 361
1991Mesoplodon ginkgodens Vidal p. 5
1998Mesoplodon ginkgodens Rice p. 91
2005Mesoplodon ginkgodens Mead and Brownell p. 741
2008Mesoplodon ginkgodens Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 5
2016Mesoplodon ginkgodens Lambert and Louwye

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
—Vomeroziphii
subfamilyHyperoodontinae
genusMesoplodon
speciesginkgodensNishiwaki and Kamiya 1958

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon densirostris Ogawa 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Mesoplodon ginkgodens (type locality: 86918)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Honshu) Mesoplodon densirostris (86916)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Mesoplodon ginkgodens (68034)