Sousa plumbea Flower 1884 (dolphin)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Alternative combinations: Delphinus plumbeus, Sotalia plumbea, Sotalia plumbeus, Steno plumbeus

Synonyms: Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus Owen 1866, Sotalia fergusoni Lydekker 1903, Sotalia lentiginosa Owen 1866, Sotalia lentiginosus Owen 1866, Steno lentiginosus Owen 1866, Stenopontistes zambesicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936, Stenopontistes zambezicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936, Stenopontisties zambezicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936

Belongs to Sousa according to T. A. Jefferson 2021

See also Brownell 1975, Fraser and Purves 1960, Gray 1866, Gray 1866, Gray 1868, Hershkovitz 1966, Jefferson and Karczmarski 2001, Jefferson and Rosenbaum 2014, Jefferson and Van Waerebeek 2004, Mead and Brownell 2005, Miranda-Ribeiro 1936, Owen 1866, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Sousa chinensis, Sousa queenslandensis, Sousa sahulensis, Sousa teuszii

Type specimens:

  • Sousa plumbea: Its type locality is Malabar, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in India
  • Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus: Its type locality is Waltair, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in India.
  • Sotalia fergusoni:
  • Stenopontistes zambezicus:

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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