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1908.8.13.1

Classification
Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821
Author: Montagu, 1821
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Tursiops
Species: truncatus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Cetacea; Delphinidae
Location
Locality: off Trivandrum, southern India /
Country: India
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; India
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821 Yes
Tursiops dawsoni Lydekker 1909
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1908.8.13.1
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3909318
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 1cafa88c-f07d-44e5-aee0-da9ce0fea8f2
Modified: 2022-02-04T14:07:58+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T06:03:47+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T06:03:47+00:00
Last updated 2022-02-04T14:07:58+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb