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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1009 cm
Preparation:
Mandible
Sex:
Male
Place:
Playa de Pontos, Galicia, Spain, Europe, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
14 Jul 1994
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
USNM Number:
STR19264
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35a0dfe1b-7667-4780-9d43-058bdbd61a5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_12303546