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Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846

Catalog Data

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Unknown
Place:
Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
2 Feb 2002
Notes:
Lots of tissue but in unknown solution, kept in -20 freezer. This sample, coming from F. Wenzel, was originally believed to be L. acutus. Subsequent mtDNA control region sequencing determined it was in fact L. albirostris and not L. acutus. 7/13/18: subsampled for SI biorepository, NLV (Nicole L. Vollmer) kept subsample as well.
Record Last Modified:
7 May 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinidae
Published Name:
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846
Accession Number:
2083801
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : NY2765-02
USNM Number:
619473
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34eff7198-9797-4f41-94f1-3af809c47e4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_14636417