Name - Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:553123 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Physeter catodon

• Physeter catodon L.

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Recent Publications

• The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and a paradigm; the name Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758.
• Mr Schevill replies.
• Physeter macrocephalus linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale.

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Sherborn Index Animalium

• Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758 1758: 76. [Index Animalium Entry]

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