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Schevill, W.E. (1986). The International Code of zoological nomenclature and a paradigm: the name Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 2(2): 153-157
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Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (source of synonymy)
Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (source of synonymy)
Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (source of synonymy)
Taxonomy
Some workers prefer use of this name for the sperm whale, rather than P. macrocephalus, also described by Linnaeus ... [details]
