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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Preparation:
Tooth or Tusk
Remarks:
sectioned
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Siuslaw River, Oregon, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
16 Jun 1979
Notes:
Marine Mammal Science A MASS STRANDING OF SPERM WHALES IN OREGON: SEX AND AGE COMPOSITION OF THE SCHOOL Dale W. Rice Allen A. Wolman Bruce R. Mate James T. Harvey First published: January 1986
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:
Tag : 28
USNM Number:
608955
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3251df01d-3303-4a1a-aae0-0067131c4e99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_16229475