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Mesoplodon grayi

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Mesoplodon grayi was named by Haast (1876). It is extant. Its type locality is Saltwater Creek, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. longirostris

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Berardius hectori Hector
1876Mesoplodon grayi Haast p. 9
1878Mesoplodon australis Flower
1878Mesoplodon haasti Flower p. 684
1904Mesoplodon grayi Trouessart p. 778
1922Mesoplodon grayi Oliver p. 572
1963Mesoplodon grayi Scheffer and Rice p. 8
1968Mesoplodon grayi Moore p. 277
1989Mesoplodon grayi Mead p. 358
1998Mesoplodon grayi Rice p. 90
2005Mesoplodon grayi Mead and Brownell p. 742
2008Mesoplodon grayi Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 5
2016Mesoplodon grayi Lambert and Louwye
2016Mesoplodon grayi Ramassamy p. 398 figs. Figure 17

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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
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
—Vomeroziphii
subfamilyHyperoodontinae
genusMesoplodon
speciesgrayiHaast 1876

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.

Mesoplodon grayi Haast 1876
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Invalid names: Berardius hectori Hector 1874 [synonym], Mesoplodon australis Flower 1878 [synonym], Mesoplodon haasti Flower 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Mesoplodon grayi (type locality: 86915)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Berardius hectori (86913)