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Stenella attenuata (pantropical spotted dolphin)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Taxonomy

Steno attenuatus was named by Gray (1846). It is extant. It is the type species of Steno.

It was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Prodelphinus attenuatus by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella dubia by Hershkovitz (1966); it was recombined as Delphinus attenuata by Hassanin et al. (2012); it was recombined as Stenella attenuata by Iredale and Troughton (1934), Scheffer and Rice (1963), Vidal (1991), Rice (1998), Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Perrin et al. (2013) and Jefferson (2021).

Synonyms

Delphinus brevimanus was named by Wagner (1846). It is extant.

It was replaced with Delphinus microbrachium by Gray (1850); it was recombined as Steno brevimanus by Gray (1866) and Scott (1873); it was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella dubia by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001) and Jefferson (2021).
Steno capensis was named by Gray (1866). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella dubia by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001) and Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus velox was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus albirostratus was named by Peale (1848). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus microbrachium was named by Gray (1850). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001) and Jefferson (2021).
Clymene punctata was named by Gray (1866). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).
Steno consimilis was named by Malm (1871). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).
Prodelphinus graffmani was named by Lonnberg (1934). It is extant. Its type locality is Acapulco, north, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Mexico.

It was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).
Delphinus pseudodelphis was named by Wiegmann (1840). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Delphinus euphrosyne by Nilsson (1847); it was recombined as Lagenorhynchus pseudodelphis by Gervais (1855); it was synonymized subjectively with Prodelphinus malayanus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Stenella pseudodelphis by Oliver (1922); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella dubia by Hershkovitz (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Stenella attenuata by Abel (1901), Perrin (1975), Perrin (2001), Mead and Brownell (2005) and Jefferson (2021).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1829	Delphinus velox Cuvier p. 288
1840	Delphinus pseudodelphis Wiegmann
1846	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 44
1846	Delphinus brevimanus Wagner
1848	Delphinus albirostratus Peale p. 34 figs. plate 361, Fig 2
1850	Delphinus microbrachium Gray p. 119
1850	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 128
1855	Lagenorhynchus pseudodelphis Gervais p. 323
1866	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 213
1866	Steno capensis Gray p. 213
1866	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 235
1866	Steno brevimanus Gray p. 236
1866	Steno capensis Gray p. 394
1866	Clymene punctata Gray p. 738
1868	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 5
1871	Steno attenuatus Gray p. 66
1871	Steno consimilis Malm p. 104
1873	Steno capensis Scott p. 70
1873	Steno attenuatus Scott p. 71
1873	Steno brevimanus Scott p. 71
1904	Steno consimilis Trouessart p. 764
1904	Prodelphinus attenuatus Trouessart p. 766
1922	Stenella pseudodelphis Oliver p. 583
1934	Stenella attenuata Iredale and Troughton p. 66
1934	Prodelphinus graffmani Lonnberg p. 1 figs. Palte 1
1963	Stenella attenuata Scheffer and Rice p. 6
1991	Stenella attenuata Vidal p. 5
1998	Stenella attenuata Rice p. 108
2001	Stenella attenuata Perrin p. 1
2005	Stenella attenuata Mead and Brownell p. 733
2008	Stenella attenuata Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 2
2008	Stenella attenuata Uhen et al. p. 593
2012	Delphinus attenuata Hassanin et al. p. 43 figs. Fig. 1
2013	Stenella attenuata Perrin et al. p. 571 figs. Table 1
2021	Stenella attenuata Jefferson p. 36

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Whippomorpha
order	Cetacea
—	Pelagiceti
—	Neoceti
suborder	Odontoceti
infraorder	Delphinida
superfamily	Delphinoidea
family	Delphinidae
subfamily	Delphininae
genus	Stenella	()
species	attenuata	()

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.

Stenella attenuata Gray 1846 [pantropical spotted dolphin]

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Invalid names: Clymene punctata Gray 1866 [synonym], Delphinus albirostratus Peale 1848 [synonym], Delphinus brevimanus Wagner 1846 [synonym], Delphinus microbrachium Gray 1850 [synonym], Delphinus pseudodelphis Wiegmann 1840 [synonym], Delphinus velox Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Prodelphinus graffmani Lonnberg 1934 [synonym], Steno capensis Gray 1866 [synonym], Steno consimilis Malm 1871 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean

Composition:

hydroxyapatitesubo

Form:

roller-shapedo

Ontogeny:

modification of partso

Environment:

marine, freshwatersubo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

aquatico

Depth habitat:

surfaceo

Diet:

piscivoref

Diet 2:

carnivoref

Reproduction:

viviparoussubo

Created:

2005-06-08 10:11:09

Modified:

2005-06-08 12:11:09

Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order

References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Mexico	Prodelphinus graffmani (86887) Stenella attenuata (168100)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	India	Stenella attenuata (168103)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Tanzania	Stenella attenuata (168102)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Chile	Stenella attenuata (168101)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	USA (North Carolina)	Stenella attenuata (168098)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Brazil	Stenella attenuata (168099)