Genus Tasmacetus Oliver, 1937
- Tasmacetus Oliver, W.R.B. 1937. Tasmacetus shepherdi: a new genus and species of beaked whale from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 371-381 [371].
Type species:
Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver, 1937 by original designation.Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259 [122]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southern cold temperate waters off Australia, New Zealand and South America only.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast
- New Zealand
Neotropical Region
Distribution References
- Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259
- Leatherwood, S. & Reeves, R.R. 1983. The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins. San Francisco : Sierra Club Books xviii 302 pp.
- Watson, L. 1981. Sea Guide to Whales of the World. London : Hutchinson 302 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Jun-2024 | 11-Jun-2024 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Dec-2010 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |