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Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser's dolphin)

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Taxonomy
Lagenodelphis hosei was named by Fraser (1956). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 1895.5.9.1, a skeleton. Its type locality is Lutong River, which is in a Holocene estuary/bay horizon in Malaysia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser
1963Lagenodelphis hosei Scheffer and Rice p. 6
1994Lagenodelphis hosei Jefferson and Leatherwood p. 1
1998Lagenodelphis hosei Rice p. 112
2003Lagenodelphis hosei Bolaños and Villaroel-Marin p. 231
2005Lagenodelphis hosei Mead and Brownell p. 729
2008Lagenodelphis hosei Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 2
2013Lagenodelphis hosei Perrin et al. p. 571 figs. Table 1
2021Lagenodelphis hosei Jefferson p. 45

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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
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyDelphinidae
subfamilyDelphininae
genusLagenodelphisFraser 1956
specieshoseiFraser 1956

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.

Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 [Fraser's dolphin]
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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 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Canary Islands) Lagenodelphis hosei (82091)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Lagenodelphis hosei (168117)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Morocco Lagenodelphis hosei (168114)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Lagenodelphis hosei (168115)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Lagenodelphis hosei (168118)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Lagenodelphis hosei (168119)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Lagenodelphis hosei (168121)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Malaysia (Sarawak) Lagenodelphis hosei (type locality: 86893)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India Lagenodelphis hosei (168122)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Lagenodelphis hosei (168120)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Lagenodelphis hosei (168116)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (North Carolina) Lagenodelphis hosei (168113)