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1841.1734

Classification
Scientific name: Delphinus delphis
Author: Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Delphinus
Species: delphis
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Delphinidae
Location
Locality: Cape of Good Hope
State province: Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa; Western Cape
Collection event
Recorded by: Heaviside Capt
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Delphinus delphis Yes
Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1841.1734
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3908830
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 80310700-3585-4531-865e-bd4835d1e06e
Modified: 2022-12-21T18:30:15+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T06:02:58+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T06:02:58+00:00
Last updated 2022-12-21T18:30:15+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