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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Collector:
J. C. Andrews  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
910 cm
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Galls, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Sep 1961
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:
STR2054
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381c8d844-1939-4264-8469-c9696734d726
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7518009