WoRMS name details

Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868

380494  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380494)

 unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E.; Wing, W. (1868). Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. (Illustrated with 37 plates, by the late William Wing.). 1-10, pls: 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869421 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray,...  
Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray, 1866. A brief description is provided and the habitat is “South Pacific.” Note that Plate 16 is labeled as “Delphinus obscurus.” [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Clymenia obscura Gray, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380494 on 2024-11-04
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2009-01-16 06:39:12Z
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original description Gray, J.E.; Wing, W. (1868). Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the collection of the British Museum. (Illustrated with 37 plates, by the late William Wing.). 1-10, pls: 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15869421 [details] 

taxonomy source Vollmer, N. L.; Ashe, E.; Brownell, R. L.; Cipriano, F.; Mead, J. G.; Reeves, R. R.; Soldevilla, M. S.; Williams, R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. <em>Marine Mammal Science.</em> 35(3): 957-1057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12573 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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Taxonomic remark Unjustified emendation. Synonymizes Delphinus obscurus (Gray, 1846), Tursio obscurus Gray, 1866, and Clymene obscura Gray, 1866. A brief description is provided and the habitat is “South Pacific.” Note that Plate 16 is labeled as “Delphinus obscurus.” [details]