Tematica Mammiferi marini

Balaenoptera sp.

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Classe: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758

Ordine: Cetartiodactyla Montgelard et al., 1997

Famiglia: Balaenopteridae Gray 1864

Genere: Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804

Descrizione

Comprende le seguenti specie: Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 balenottera minore settentrionale - Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 balenottera minore antartica - Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 balenottera boreale - Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 balenottera di Bryde - Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 balenottera di Eden - Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus, 1758 balenottera azzurra - Balaenoptera omurai Wada et al., 2003 - Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758 balenottera comune. Specie fossili: † Balaenoptera cephalus - † Balaenoptera colcloughi (Pliocene, USA) - † Balaenoptera davidsonii (Pliocene, USA) - † Balaenoptera siberi (Pliocene, Perù) - † Balaenoptera sursiplana - † Balaenoptera taiwanica.

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