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Megaptera mysticetoides
Taxonomy
Balaena mysticetoides was named by Emmons (1858) [No type locality information is given other than Miocene of North Carolina. No type specimen number is listed.]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Eschrichtius mysticetoides by Emmons (1858) and Cope (1870); it was recombined as Cetotherium mysticetoides by Trouessart (1898), Hay (1902) and Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Megaptera mysticetoides by Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen dubium by Barnes and McLeod (1984) and Uhen et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Eschrichtius mysticetoides by Emmons (1858) and Cope (1870); it was recombined as Cetotherium mysticetoides by Trouessart (1898), Hay (1902) and Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Megaptera mysticetoides by Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen dubium by Barnes and McLeod (1984) and Uhen et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Eschrichtius mysticetoides Emmons |
| 1870 | Eschrichtius mysticetoides Cope p. 290 |
| 1898 | Cetotherium mysticetoides Trouessart p. 1071 |
| 1902 | Cetotherium mysticetoides Hay p. 599 |
| 1904 | Cetotherium mysticetoides Trouessart p. 780 |
| 1930 | Megaptera mysticetoides Hay p. 575 |
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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.
†Megaptera mysticetoides Emmons 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available