Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809)
(Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale)

Globicephala melas (Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlobicephala melas (Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale)
FamilyDELPHINIDAE (killer and pilot whales)
SuperfamilyODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Globicephala melas (Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Wall, D. 2008 An adult and calf Pilot Whale … Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 427

Globicephala melas (Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Globicephala melas (Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale):

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