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Megaptera novaengliae

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. brachychira, M. mysticetoides, M. novaeangliae (syn. Balaenoptera antarctica, M. gigas, Balaena longimana, M. braziliensis, M. bellicosa, Balaena allamack, Balaenoptera astrolabae, M. longipinna, M. kuzira, M. lalandii, M. osphyia, M. versabilis, M. americana, M. poeskop, M. burmeisteri, M. novaezelandiae, Balaenoptera capensis, M. nodosa, Balaena atlanticus, M. indica, Balaenoptera syncondylus, Balaenoptera leucopteron, Balaena lalandii, Poescopia lalandii, Balaena boops, Rorqualus antarcticus, Kyphobalaena keporkak)

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
—Balaenomorpha
superfamilyThalassotherii
familyBalaenopteridae
genusMegaptera
speciesnovaengliae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Osaka) Megaptera novaengliae (240692)