Brygmophyseter
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Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Cladus: Pan-Euungulata
Mirordo: Euungulata
Cladus: Paraxonia
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha
Subordo: Whippomorpha
Cladus: Cetaceamorpha
Infraordo: Cetacea
Cladus: Pelagiceti
Cladus: Neoceti
Parvordo: Odontoceti
Superfamilia: Physeteroidea
Familia: Incertae sedis
Genus: †Brygmophyseter
Species: †B. shigensis
Name
Brygmophyseter Barnes in Kimura, Hasegawa & Barnes, 2006: 4
Type species: †Scaldicetus shigensis Hirota & Barnes, 1995, by monotopy [Kimura, Hasegawa & Barnes, 2006: 5]
Synonyms
- Naganocetus Bianucci & Landini, 2006 [September] [objective synonymy]
Etymology: (Greek) brygmos = biting or gnashing + Physeter = blower [Kimura, Hasegawa & Barnes, 2006: 4]
References
Primary references
- Kimura, T., Hasegawa, Y. & Barnes, L.G. 2006. Fossil sperm whales (Cetacea, Physeteridae) from Gunma and Ibaraki prefectures, Japan; with observations on the Miocene fossil sperm whale Scaldicetus shigensis Hirota & Barnes, 1995. Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History 10: 1–23. PDF PDF Reference page.
- Hirota, K. & Barnes, L.G. 1994 [1995]. A new species of Middle Miocene sperm whale of the genus Scaldicetus (Cetacea; Physeteridae) from Shiga-mura, Japan. Island Arc 3(4): 453–472. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00125.x Reference page.
- Bianucci, G.; Landini, W. 2006: Killer sperm whale: a new basal physeteroid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Late Miocene of Italy. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 148: 103–131. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00228.x
Links
- Brygmophyseter – Taxon details on Fossilworks.