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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Bay/Sound:
Sea of the Hebrides  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean, Sea of the Hebrides  Search this
Sex:
Male
Place:
Loch Scavaig, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Jul 1871
Record Last Modified:
20 May 2024
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 : No Number
Other Number : NMSZ 1956.36.33-37
USNM Number:
STR19002
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3636cf16d-823c-4083-a4c5-e89c67b5c365
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_11637261