Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

(J. E. Gray, 1828)

Heaviside's Dolphin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Odontoceti
Superfamily : Delphinoidea
Family : Delphinidae
Subfamily : Lissodelphininae
Genus : Cephalorhynchus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1828. Spicilegia Zoologica; or original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. Part I. Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co., London, 8 pp.

Authority publication link

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjskjwff

Original name as described

Delphinus (Grampus) Heavisidii

Other common names

Benguela Dolphin · Haviside's Dolphin · South African Dolphin

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1732

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13b9c8f5-9176-40a9-a420-c24deff343bb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd602f93-9cef-476e-b2c2-be87a96a63c4

Type locality

"Inhab. Cape of Good Hope," Western Cape Prov., South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006409

Country distribution map

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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.

Delphinus (Grampus) Heavisidii

(J. E. Gray, 1828)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

heavisidii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1732

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13b9c8f5-9176-40a9-a420-c24deff343bb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd602f93-9cef-476e-b2c2-be87a96a63c4

Authority page

2

Authority publication

London

Delphinus hastatus

(F. Cuvier, 1836)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

hastatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

161

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Delphinus capensis

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN CGZ 26 = MNHN A.3063

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

289

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374131

Authority publication

Paris

Delphinus dussumieri

(J. B. Fischer, 1830)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

dussumieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN CGZ 26 = MNHN A.3063

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

656

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Delphinus cephalorhynchus

(F. Cuvier, 1836)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

cephalorhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN CGZ 26 = MNHN A.3063

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Paris

Delphinus tridens

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1873)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5691596

Authority publication

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

Phocaena capensis

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518529

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Delphinus cephalorynchus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

cephalorynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

heavisidii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4161/50352086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

grampus Leadivisii

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

leadivisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Paris

Orca capensis

(P. J. Van Beneden, 1873)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5691592

Authority publication

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

Cephalorhynchus heavisidei

F. W. True, 1889

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

heavisidei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7361828

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Grampus headivisii

(Hershkovitz, 1966)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

headivisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7869918

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

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