CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	41 116010 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Orcaella heinsohni   Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 41 - Mammalia Mammals Family: 41 116 Delphinidae (dolphins) - show full list Common Name: Australian snubfin dolphin Common Names List: Irrawaddy dolphin Organism Type: a dolphin Synonyms: Orcaella brevirostris Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 41 116908     Orcaella spp.

Scientific Name Notes:

This species name was erected in 2005 by Beasley, Robertson & Arnold to cover Australian specimens previously identified as Orcaella brevirostris, the Irrawaddy dolphin, which occurs in Asia. DNA and morphometric evidence now indicates that the Australian form is a distinct species.

Identifiers:

ABRS 1636 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:92108c57-afe1-4a34-990e-0d600373f87b Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 180471 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:343990 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-08-04 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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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:	Beasley, I., Robertson, K. M., Arnold, P., 2005. Description of a new dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae), Marine Mammal Science, Vol. 21: 365-400.