Physeter

Familia: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Species: †P. antiquus – P. macrocephalus – †P. vetus

• Physeter Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    • Fixation: subsequent designation by Desmarest (1855-1856) [fide Husson & Holthuis (1974: 214–215)]

• Catodon Linnaeus, 1761 [objective synonymy]
  • Type species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    • Fixation: monotypy [fide Husson & Holthuis (1974: 215)]
• Cetus Garsault, 1764: pl. 662
• Cetus Billberg, 1828
• Meganeuron Gray, 1865
• Megistosaurus Anonymous, in Harlan, 1828
• Phiseter Bonnaterre, 1789
• Physalus Lacépède, 1804
• Physeterus Dumeril, 1806
• Tursio Fleming, 1822

• Garsault, F.A.P. de 1764. Les figures des plantes et animaux d'usage en médecine, décrits dans la Matière Médicale de Mr. Geoffroy Médecin, dessinés d'après nature. Gravés par Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. Niquet scrip. Vol. 5. pl. 644–729. Paris: Desprez. BHL. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 76. Reference page. 

• Husson, A.M.; Holthuis, L.B. 1974: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale. Zoologische mededelingen, 48: 205–217.
• Physeter in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus
• Australian Faunal Directory

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