†Eubalaena ianitrix Bisconti et al. 2017 (right whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae
Full reference: M. Bisconti, O. Lambert, and M. Bosselaers. 2017. Revision of “Balaena” belgica reveals a new right whale species, the possible ancestry of the northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, and the ages of divergence for the living right whale species. PeerJ 5:e3464
Belongs to Eubalaena according to M. Bisconti et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Eubalaena australis, Eubalaena glacialis, Eubalaena japonica, Eubalaena shinshuensis
Type specimen: RBINS M879a-f, Reg. 4019, I.G. 8652, a partial skeleton.
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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