Lissodelphis borealis

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Northern Right-whale 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 : Lissodelphis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKIC

Original name as described

Delphinapterus borealis

Other common names

White-bellied Right-whale Dolphin

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"North Pacific Ocean, latitude 46° 6' 50" N., 134° 5' W. from Greenwich," 10° W of Astoria, Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Canada · Japan · Mexico · Russia · United States · North Korea? · South Korea?

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,OR,WA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006419

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.

Delphinapterus borealis

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Leucorhamphus borealis

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

589

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306383

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lissodelphis borealis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Delphinidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

346

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806281

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Davies (1963:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12125/50362415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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