Delphinapterus Lacepede 1804

Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804. Hist. Nat. Cetacees, p. 241. TYPE SPECIES: Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804 (= Delphinus leucas Pallas, 1776). SYNONYMS: Argocetus, Beluga. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Kleinenberg et al. (1969) and T. G. Smith et al. (1990). Published as part of James G. Mead & Robert...

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Main Authors: James G. Mead, Robert L. Brownell, Jr.
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Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/7154995
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7154995
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Summary:Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804. Hist. Nat. Cetacees, p. 241. TYPE SPECIES: Delphinapterus beluga Lacépède 1804 (= Delphinus leucas Pallas, 1776). SYNONYMS: Argocetus, Beluga. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Kleinenberg et al. (1969) and T. G. Smith et al. (1990). Published as part of James G. Mead & Robert L. Brownell, Jr., 1993, Order Cetacea, pp. 349-364 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 357, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7352970