Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
(Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZiphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)
FamilyZIPHIIDAE (dolphins, beaked 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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:

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