Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae
Alternative combinations: Delphinus eutropia, Tursio eutropia
Synonyms: Cephalorhynchus albiventris Perez Canto 1893, Cephalorhynchus platyrhinus Philippi 1895, Delphinus lunatus Lesson 1826, Eutropia dickiei Gray 1866, Phocaena albiventris Perez Canto 1893, Tursio platyrrhinus Philippi 1895
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1846. On the cetaceous animals. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Capt. Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 & 2:1-53
Belongs to Cephalorhynchus according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008
See also Fischer 1829, Gray 1849, Gray 1850, Gray 1866, Gray 1866, Gray 1868, Gray 1871, Hershkovitz 1966, Jefferson 2021, Mead and Brownell 2005, Perrin et al. 2013, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Scott 1873 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Cephalorhynchus commersoni, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, Cephalorhynchus hectori, Phocoena obtusata
Type specimens:
- Cephalorhynchus eutropia: BM(NH) 936a-49.5.25.2, a skull. Its type locality is Straits of Magellan, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Argentina.
- Delphinus lunatus:
- Eutropia dickiei:
- Phocaena albiventris:
- Tursio platyrrhinus:
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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