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Mesoplodon perrini

Description

Perrin's beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini) is part of the toothed whale suborder and is one of over 90 known cetaceans in existence today. Beaked whales are part of the family Ziphiidae, which are the second most diverse group out of all marine mammals with over 20 species currently recognized. Although diverse, little is understood about these timid, deep divers that can dive for up to two hours. The whales are partially named after their beak shaped jaw, which extends from their small head. The genus name Mesoplodon comes from the Greek meanings of meso- (middle), - hopla (arms), - odon (teeth), and may be translated as 'armed with a tooth in the center of the jaw'.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2440418https://www.gbif.org/species/2440418
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)113254https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=113254
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Hyperoodontidae : Mesoplodon : Mesoplodon perrini
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Mesoplodon : Mesoplodon perrini
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
orderCetaceaBrisson 1762
-PelagicetiUhen 2008
-NeocetiFordyce and de Muizon 2001
suborderOdontocetiFlower 1867
-SynrhinaGeisler et al. 2011
familyZiphiidaeGray 1850
subfamilyHyperoodontinaeMuizon 1990
genusMesoplodonGervais 1850
speciesMesoplodon perriniDalebout Mead Baker Baker & van Helden 2002
Generic NameMesoplodon
Scientific NameMesoplodon perrini Dalebout, Mead, Baker, Baker & van Helden, 2002
Name Published InDalebout, M. L., J. G. Mead, C. Scott Baker, A. N. Baker and A. L. van Helden. (2002). A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences. Marine Mammal Science 18:577--608.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mesoplodon perrinispeciesbelongs to Mesoplodonstated with evidenceDalebout et al., 2002
Mesoplodon perrinispeciesbelongs to Mesoplodonstated without evidenceMead and Brownell, 2005
Mesoplodon perrinispeciesbelongs to Mesoplodonstated with evidenceLambert and Louwye, 2016
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentmarine,freshwater (based on Odontoceti)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cetacea)
Dietpiscivore, carnivore (based on Ziphiidae)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Odontoceti)
Ontogenymodification of parts (based on Cetacea)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Odontoceti)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. L. Dalebout, J. G. Mead, and C. S. Baker, A. N. Baker, A. L. van Helden. 2002. A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences. Marine Mammal Science 18(3):577-608
Common Name(s) California Beaked Whale, Perrin's Beaked Whale, Perrin S Beaked Whale
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoplodon_perrini

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Mesoplodon perrini Dalebout et al. p. 583 figs. Fig. 6-10
2005Mesoplodon perrini Mead and Brownell p. 742
2016Mesoplodon perrini Lambert and Louwye
2016Mesoplodon perrini Ramassamy p. 398 figs. Figure 17

References

Dalebout M. L., Mead J. G., et al (2002) A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences, Marine Mammal Science 18 3, 577-608
Mead J. G., Brownell R. L. (2005) Order Cetacea, Mammalian Species of the World, 723-743
Lambert O., Louwye S. (2016) A new early Pliocene species of Mesoplodon: a calibration mark for the radiation of this species- rich beaked whale genus, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e1055754 doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1055754
Ramassamy B. (2016) Description of a new long-snouted beaked whale from the Late Miocene of Denmark: evolution of suction feeding and sexual dimorphism in the Ziphiidae (Cetacea: Odontoceti), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178, 381-409 doi:10.1111/zoj.12418
Dalebout, M. L., J. G. Mead, C. Scott Baker, A. N. Baker and A. L. van Helden. (2002). A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences. Marine Mammal Science 18:577--608. - via World Register of Marine Species
Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. - via World Register of Marine Species
Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. 723--743. - via World Register of Marine Species
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - via World Register of Marine Species
Mead, James G., and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Order Cetacea: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1 - via Catalogue of Life
Dalebout, Merel L., James G. Mead, C. Scott Baker, Alan N. Baker, and Anton L. van Helden (2002) A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences: Marine Mammal Science, vol. 18, no. 3 - via Catalogue of Life
Reeder, DeeAnn M., Kristofer M. Helgen, and Don E. Wilson (2007) Global Trends and Biases in New Mammal Species Discoveries: Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, no. 269 - via Catalogue of Life
Reeder, DeeAnn M., Kristofer M. Helgen, and Don E. Wilson, 2007: Global Trends and Biases in New Mammal Species Discoveries. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, no. 269. 35. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Mead, James G., and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Cetacea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1. 723-743. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dalebout, Merel L., James G. Mead, C. Scott Baker, Alan N. Baker, and Anton L. van Helden, 2002: A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) discovered through phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences. Marine Mammal Science, vol. 18, no. 3. 577-608. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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