Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

J. C. Moore, 1963

Hubbs's Beaked Whale

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Whippomorpha
Infraorder : Cetacea
Parvorder : Odontoceti
Superfamily : Ziphioidea
Family : Ziphiidae
Genus : Mesoplodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Moore, J.C. 1963-10. Recognizing certain species of beaked whales of the Pacific Ocean. The American Midland Naturalist 70(2):396-428.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2423066

Original name as described

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Other common names

Arch-beaked Whale

Type material

USNM:MAMM:278031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c21c9981-bf9d-41e9-97b5-2c1df8662edc

Type locality

"La Jolla, California, 32° 51' 41" N. Lat., 117° 15' 19" W. Long."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Canada · Japan · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,OR,WA)

Distribution notes

Data deficient but thought to be continuous population across Pacific

Distribution references

Yamada, T.K., Tajima, Y., Yatabe, A., Allen, B. M., and Brownell, Jr., R. L. 2012. Review of current knowledge on Hubbs’ beaked whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi, from the seas around Japan and data from the North America. Document submitted to the 64th meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Panama City June 2012 SC/64//SM27

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006471

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.

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

J. C. Moore, 1963

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

carlhubbsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:278031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c21c9981-bf9d-41e9-97b5-2c1df8662edc

Authority page

422

Authority publication

The American Midland Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13243/50364109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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