Globicephala

Globicephala Lesson, 1828

Globicephala Lesson, 1828; Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., 1: 441; TS: Delphinus globiceps Cuvier
Globicephalus Hamilton, 1837; in Naturalist's library, 16: (Mammalia vol. 6, Whales), p. 212; TS: Delphinus globiceps Cuvier

Globicephala; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809) Pitkäeväpallopää Blackfish Pilot Whale Caa'ing Whale
- Delphinus melaena Traill, 1809; Nicholson's J. Nat. Philos. Chem. Arts, 22: 81; TL: Scapay Bay, Pomona, Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Delphinus melas Traill, 1809; Nicholson's J. Nat. Philos. Chem. Arts, 22: 81; TL: Scapay Bay, Pomona, Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Delphinus globiceps Cuvier, 1812
- leucosagmaphora
- edwardii
- Globicephala melas edwardii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Globicephala melas melas; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Globicephala melas; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Which spelling, melas or melaena, is the correct?
Globicephala macrorhynchus (Gray, 1846) Tropical and subtropical waters, warm temperate N.Pacific
- Globicephalus macrorhynchus Gray, 1846; Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror", 1 (3): 33; TL: South Seas
- Globiocephalus scammonii Cope, 1869; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 21: 21; TL: Ten miles of Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico, in lat. 31° N
- sieboldii
- Globicephala macrorhynchus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist

Some related literature:

Gray, 1846
The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, ..., 1 pt. 3 Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror", 1 (3): 22,pl. 33,34-36,44,46,48
Lesson, 1828
Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mammifères et des oiseaux découverts depuis 1788 jusqu`a nos jours, ... , Complément 2, 1: Cétacés, Table méthodique Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., 1: 2016,342,441

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