Mesoplodon traversii

(J. E. Gray, 1874)

Spade-toothed 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

Gray, J.E. 1874. Notes on Dr Hector's paper on the whales and dolphins of the New Zealand seas. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 6:93-97.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34882222

Original name as described

Dolichodon traversii

Other common names

Bahamondi's Beaked Whale · Spade-toothed Beaked Whale · Traver's Beaked Whale

Type material

NMNZ MM000546

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Chatham Island, New Zealand.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Chile · New Zealand

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006483

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 bahamondi

J. C. Reyes, Van Waerebeek, Cárdenas, & Yáñez, 1995

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

bahamondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHNCL:Mamm:1156

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile

Name usages

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

Dolichodon traversii

(J. E. Gray, 1874)

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

traversii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMNZ MM000546

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34882222

Authority publication

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute

Name usages

Gray (1874:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34882222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67283)

Mesoplodon traversii

Van Helden, A. N. Baker, Dalebout, J. C. Reyes, & Van Waerebeek, 2002

Family

Ziphiidae

Root name

traversii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

615

Authority publication

Marine Mammal Science

Name usages

  1. Van Helden, Baker, Dalebout, Reyes & Van Waerebeek (2002:615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67288)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41760/50383956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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