Leucopleurus acutus

(J. E. Gray, 1828)

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin

Taxonomy

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

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) acutus

Other common names

Atlantic White-sided Porpoise · Jumper · Skunk Porpoise

Type material

RMNH.MAM.18281

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18281

Type locality

type locality unknown. Later designated by J.E. Gray in 1846 as "North Sea, Faroe Isls (Denmark)."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Belgium · Canada · Denmark · France · Greenland · Iceland · Ireland · Netherlands · Norway · Sweden · United Kingdom · United States · Russia · Portugal · Spain

Subregion distribution

USA(CT,MA,ME,NH,NJ,NY,RI)

Taxonomy notes

moved from Lagenorhynchus to Leucopleurus, but "flagged" for further study given conflicting signal in datasets (see https://marinemammalscience.org/science-and-publications/list-marine-mammal-species-subspecies/)

Taxonomy notes citation

Vollmer, N. L., Ashe, E., Brownell Jr, R. L., Cipriano, F., Mead, J. G., Reeves, R. R., ... & Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. Marine Mammal Science, 35(3), 957-1057.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006418

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Delphinus (Grampus) acutus

(J. E. Gray, 1828)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

acutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.18281

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18281

Authority page

2

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1828:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57412)
  2. Lesson (1842:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Murray (1866:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Schulze (1897:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)

Delphinus eschrichtii

(Schlegel, 1841)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

eschrichtii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.31210

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31210

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012276

Authority publication

Leiden

Delphinus leucopleurus

(Rasch, 1843)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

leucopleurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.31209, RMNH.MAM.31211.a, RMNH.MAM.31211.b, NHMO 2645

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31209 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31211.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31211.b

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Lagenorhynchus acutus

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

acutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957467

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1847:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57401)
  2. Gray (1864:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36794)
  3. Gray (1866:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9730015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37226)
  4. Gray (1866:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37070)
  5. Flower (1884:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28680359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69369)
  6. True (1885:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Trouessart (1898:1037, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59287)
  8. Fraser & Purves (1960:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27756190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49914)
  9. Davies (1963:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42155)
  10. Hershkovitz (1966:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7869902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11469)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1991:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  14. Mead & Brownell (1993:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69010)
  15. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  16. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  17. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11141/50361160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lagenorhynchus leucopleurus

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

leucopleurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957465

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1847:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57401)
  2. Blyth (1863:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Gray (1864:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36794)
  4. Gray (1866:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9730018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37226)
  5. Gray (1866:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37070)

Electra acuta

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

acutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869413

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1868:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60531)
  2. Gray (1870:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29404914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69399)
  3. Gray (1871:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15945509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37256)

Leucopleurus arcticus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

arcticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.31209, RMNH.MAM.31211.a, RMNH.MAM.31211.b, NHMO 2645

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31209 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31211.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.31211.b

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869413

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1868:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60531)
  2. Gray (1870:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29404914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69399)
  3. Gray (1871:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15945511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37256)

Lagenorhynchus bombifrons

(Cope, 1876)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

bombifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Lagenorhynchus gubernator

(Cope, 1876)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

gubernator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298867

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Lagenorhynchus perspicillatus

(Cope, 1876)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

perspicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A14244

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3620269c8-e42e-418d-8b5b-3191075c3383

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298865

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

Leucopleurus acutus

LeDuc, Perrin, & Dizon, 1999

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

acutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Marine Mammal Science

Name usages

  1. LeDuc, Perrin & Dizon (1999:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/987)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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