Balaenoptera physalus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Fin Whale

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Genus : Balaenoptera

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033886

Original name as described

Balaena Physalus

Other common names

Common Rorqual · Finback · Fin-backed Whale · Finner · Herring Whale · Razorback · Northern Fin Whale · Southern Fin Whale

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Habitat in Oceano Europæo." Restricted by Thomas in 1911 to "Norway, near Svalbard, Spitsbergen Sea."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Algeria · Angola · Antarctica · Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Bermuda · Brazil · Cape Verde · Canada · Chile · China · Croatia · Cyprus · Denmark · Ecuador · Egypt · Falkland Islands · Fiji · France · Germany · Greece · Greenland · Iceland · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Lebanon · Libya · Christmas Island · Madagascar · Malta · Mauritius · Mexico · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Netherlands · New Caledonia · New Zealand · Norway · Peru · Portugal · Russia · Réunion · Saint Helena · Saudi Arabia · Seychelles · Slovenia · South Africa · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · Spain · Sweden · Syria · Tunisia · Turkey · United Kingdom · United States · Democratic Republic of the Congo? · Gabon? · Malaysia? · Philippines? · Indonesia?

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,OR,WA,AK,HI,ME,NH,MA,NJ?,VA?)

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006403

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Balaenoptera swinhoii

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

swinhoii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1464a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c036753-c28d-4261-852f-9ab774f7478e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe9bb6b2-9566-453d-bc08-28a507947ba5

Authority page

725

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497722

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Physalus Duguidii

(Heddle, 1856)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

duguidii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1856.11.7.2 (= BMNH:Mamm:1466a)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a67b87b-5aaf-43e4-8199-fe9026a0d490

Authority page

187, pl. 44, 45

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Benedenia knoxii

(J. E. Gray, 1864)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

knoxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:790c

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0cfb42ab-ac73-465d-b440-21c98b190cf2

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500513

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Balænoptera velifera

Cope, 1869

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

velifera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LACM:Mamm:54761

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=fe6bbc53-be3d-45fb-87a5-880613e62613

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587899

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Balena gastrytis

(Rafinesque, 1815)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

gastrytis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3-4

Authority publication

Il Portafoglio

Balaenoptera arctica

Schlegel, 1841

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

arctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012326

Authority publication

Leiden

Physalus Grayi

(McCoy, 1867)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

grayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222649

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Balaena Physalus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

physalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033886

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Illiger (1815:64, 103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Physalus verus

(Billberg, 1827)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

vera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Billberg (1827:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)

Physalis vulgaris

(Fleming, 1828)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Balaenoptera patachonica

Burmeister, 1865

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

patachonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

190, 195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497121 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497126

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Balaena Quoyi

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

quoyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

526

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Sibbaldius tectirostris

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

tectirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:301635

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/386663b66-7f28-42d9-9771-e31de0340258

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587922

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

True (1885:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Balaenoptera blythii

J. Anderson, 1879

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 19399

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

564

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34125144

Authority publication

London

Pterobalaena communis

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1857)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28437747

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique

Balaena gibbar

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

gibbar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xxii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xxii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Physalus boops

(Billberg, 1827)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

boops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Billberg (1827:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)

Balœnoptera australis

Lesson, 1842

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Balœnoptera rorqual

Lesson, 1842

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rorqual

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Physalus antiquorum

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

antiquorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

591

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sibbaldius veliferus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

veliferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

591

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Balaenoptera physalus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

physalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806272

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:339, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Davies (1963:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2478/50349982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Balaenoptera physalus physalus

Mead & Brownell, 2005

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

physalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Balaenoptera physalus quoyi

Mead & Brownell, 2005

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

quoyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Pterobalaena Gigantea michrochira

(Barkow, 1862)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

michrochira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Wrocław

Balaena Boops

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

boops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033887

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:608, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Illiger (1815:103, 110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080959, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Balaena mysticetus major

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664387

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Balaena Physalis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

physalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664388

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Balaenoptera gibbar

de Lacépède, 1804

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

gibbar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xxxvi, 114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51130822 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51130946

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:426, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Balaenoptera rorqual

de Lacépède, 1804

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rorqual

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xxxvii, 126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51130821 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51130960

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:427, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207894) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Balaena sulcata

(Neill, 1811)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

sulcata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45848726

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society

Balaena rorqual

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rorqual

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xxii, 660

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130747

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xxii, 660, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Balæna rostrata australis

(Desmoulins, 1822)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25672128

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Balaena rostrata major

(Rosenthal, 1827)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

Plate 1

Authority publication

Greifswald

balaenoptera mediterraneensis

Lesson, 1828

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

mediterraneensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

361, 442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61811886

Authority publication

Paris

Balaenoptera Aragous

Farines & Carcassonne, 1829

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

aragous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

Plate

Authority publication

Perpignan

Balaena antiquorum

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

antiquorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Rorqualus musculus

(F. Cuvier, 1836)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

334

Authority publication

Paris

Balaenoptera tenuirostris

Sweeting, 1840

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

tenuirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354027

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Balaena sulcata arctica

(Schlegel, 1841)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

arctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012310

Authority publication

Leiden

Balaena (Balaenoptera) Tschudii

(H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1846)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Dresden

Balaenoptera antarctica

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

antarctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957482

Authority publication

London

Balænoptera australis

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

20, 51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957451 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957482

Authority publication

London

Balaenoptera Brasiliensis

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957482

Authority publication

London

Balænoptera fasciata

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

fasciata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957451

Authority publication

London

Physalus antarcticus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

antarcticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12931690

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Physalus? australis

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12931690

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Physalus Brasiliensis

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12931690

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Physalus? fasciatus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

fasciatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12931689

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Balaenoptera Swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9730127

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Swinhoia chinensis

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869417

Authority publication

London

Balaenoptera swinhoei

Cope, 1869

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587899

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Sibbaldius tuberosus

(Cope, 1869)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

tuberosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587899

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

True (1885:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Stenobalaena xanthogaster

(J. E. Gray, 1874)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

xanthogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611873

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Balaenoptera musculus

P. J. Van Beneden & P. Gervais, 1879

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

pl. 12, pl. 13 (figs. 11-24)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41066927

Authority publication

Paris

Dubertus rhodinsulensis

(Trumbull, 1884)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rhodinsulensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

29

Authority publication

book

Balaenoptera velifera copei

D. G. Elliot, 1901

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

copei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6714290

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Balaenoptera patagonica

Dabbene, 1902

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

patagonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14608261

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires

Balaenoptera quoyii

Lönnberg, 1906

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

quoyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37206009

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Balaena antipodarum

(A. G. Tomilin, 1957)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

antipodarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Jerusalem

Balaenopteris guibusdam

(A. G. Tomilin, 1957)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

guibusdam

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Jerusalem

Dubertus rhodinsulensis

(Tomilin, 1957)

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

rhodinsulensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Jerusalem

Balaenoptera mediterranensis

Cabrera, 1961

Family

Balaenopteridae

Root name

mediterranensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

621

Authority publication

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Institutio Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales

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