Biology:Globicephala etruriae

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Short description: Extinct species of whale

Globicephala etruriae
Temporal range: Pliocene
Globicephala etruriae.JPG
Lower mandible
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Globicephala
Species:
G. etruriae
Binomial name
Globicephala etruriae
Pilleri, 1987

Globicephala etruriae is an extinct species of pilot whale from the Pliocene of Italy. The type specimen was found in the Piacenzian coastal claystone at Volterra. It was named in 1987 by G. Pilleri.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q55612712 entry