Species | Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) |
Family | ZIPHIIDAE (dolphins, beaked whales) |
Superfamily | ODONTOCETI (toothed whales) |
Infraorder | Cetacea (whales & dolphins) |
Suborder | CETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds) |
Order | CETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins) |
Subclass | THERIA (a subclass of unassigneds) |
Class | MAMMALIA (mammals) |
Superclass | TETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds) |
Phylum | CHORDATA (vertebrates) |
Superphylum | DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Cresswell, G. | 2002 | The Cuvier’s Beaked Whale stranded in June at Happisburgh, Norfolk | Vol 13, No 6 Page: 430 |
Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) |
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