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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Collector:
Bernard L. Lenheim  Search this
Del Monte Fishing Company  Search this
MV Dennis Gayle  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1064 cm
Preparation:
Anatomical
Histological
Remarks:
1968-112-mammary gland (dry)
1968-112-mammary, uterine slides
Sex:
Female
Place:
San Francisco waters, California, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
29 Apr 1968
Record Last Modified:
8 Aug 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae
Published Name:
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : 1968-0112
Whale Field Number 2 : 1968-112
Other Number : STR16853
USNM Number:
610935
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38860b3b1-cad3-41ce-8052-625ff6f54362
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_11361703