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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Mammalia (class) » Cetartiodactyla (order) » Physeteridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 41 119002 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Kogia simus (Owen, 1866) |
Rank: | Species |
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Scientific Name Notes: | Some sources (e.g. ITIS) have Kogia sima for this taxon (which is possibly the more correct name). In CAAB we follow CAVS, the 1998 CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates, and the Smithsonian Mammal List, all of which use K. simus. | ||||||||
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Record source: | Stanger, M. Clayton, M. Schodde, R. Wombey, J. Mason, I., 1998, CSIRO list of Australian vertebrates: a reference with conservation status. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC. 123pp. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Bannister, J. L. .. [et al.], 1988, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra |