Authority citation: Flower, W.H. 1882-10. On the cranium of a new species of Hyperoodon from the Australian seas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(3):392-396.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28678763 | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28678765
Original name as described: Hyperoodon planifrons
Nominal names: planifrons W. H. Flower, 1882 | burmeisteri F. P. Moreno, 1888 [nomen nudum] | planifronts Lahille, 1905 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | burmeisterei Mead & Brownell, 2005 [incorrect subsequent spelling | not used as valid]
Other common names: Antarctic Bottlenose|Flatheaded Bottlenosed Whale|Flower's Bottle-nosed Whale|Pacific Beaked Whale
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Artiodactyla -- Family: Ziphiidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.24.1 (= BMNH:Mamm:1814a)
Type locality: "found upon the sea-beach of Lewis Island in the Dampier Archipelago, north-western Australia."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Antarctica | Argentina (ARG) | Australia (AUS) | Brazil (BRA) | Chile (CHL) | Falkland Islands (FLK) | New Zealand (NZL) | South Africa (ZAF) | Uruguay (URY)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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