Taxonomy Profile: Balaenoptera omurai (Wada Oishi and Yamada 2003)

Balaenoptera omurai: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Omura's Whale []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Balaenoptera omurai: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Cetacea
cetaceans |
whales |
dolphins |
marine mammals |
porpoises |
baleia |
cetáceo |
golfinho |
baleines |
cétacés |
dauphins |
mammfères marins |
marsouins |
Suborder : Mysticeti
baleen whales |
Family : Balaenopteridae
rorquals |
Genus : Balaenoptera
rorquals |
finback whales |
baleen whales |
Species : Balaenoptera omurai
Omura's Whale |
Balaenoptera omurai Direct Children(s):
Balaenoptera omurai: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Dr. James G. Mead
Notes:
Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Balaenoptera omurai
Source(s):
Source:
List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies
Acquired:
2019-04-16
Notes:
Committee on Taxonomy. 2018. List of marine mammal species and subspecies. Society for Marine Mammalogy, www.marinemammalscience.org, consulted on 16 April 2019
Reference for:
Balaenoptera omurai
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Sasaki, Takeshi, Masato Nikaido, Shiro Wada, Tadasu K. Yamada, Ying Cao, M. Hasegawa, and N. Okada
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-10-01 / 2006-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered baleen whale that represents an ancient evolutionary lineage
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution, vol. 41, no. 1
Page(s):
40-52
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1055-7903
Notes:
doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.032
Reference for:
Balaenoptera omurai
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wada, Shiro, Masayuki Oishi, and Tadusa K. Yamada
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-11-20 / 2003-11-20
Article/Chapter Title:
A newly discovered species of living baleen whale
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Nature, vol. 426, no. 6964
Page(s):
278-281
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0028-0836
Notes:
Reference for:
Balaenoptera omurai
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Würsig, Bernd, J. G. M. Thewissen, and Kit M. Kovacs, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2018-01-01 / 2018-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd edition
Page(s):
xxxi + 1157
Publisher:
Elsevier
Publication Place:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
978-0-12-8043271/
Notes:
Species and classification provided on pages xxix-xxxi
Reference for:
Balaenoptera omurai
Balaenoptera omurai: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Indo-West Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Balaenoptera omurai: Comments