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Scientific Name
Mesoplodon densirostris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817)
Park
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Cetacea |
| Suborder | Odontoceti |
| Family | Hyperoodontidae |
| Genus | Mesoplodon |
| Species | Mesoplodon densirostris |
Occurrence
Unconfirmed
Occurrence Notes
Only evidence for species in area is beachcast at China Beach, San Francisco (Deiter 1991).
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
C. Hooton
Created Date
5/16/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
David Press, SFAN I&M Data Manager
Last Modified Date
12/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Species protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Beachcast Stranding; Documented by the NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Park Species Data Source: Deiter, Raymond L, Reynolds, John E., Odell, Daniel K. 1991. Recovery and necropsy of marine mammal carcasses in and near the Point Reyes National Seashore, May 1982-March 1987, Marine mammal strandings in the United States
