Short-beaked common dolphin  (Delphinus delphis)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Authentication

Information authenticated by WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society:
http://www.wdcs.org

Glossary

  • Cephalopods: from the Greek for 'head-foot', a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Cawardine, M., Hoyt, E., Fordyce, R. E., & Gill, P. (1998) Whales and Dolphins, the ultimate guide to marine mammals. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
  3. Bern Convention (10/10/02) http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/europe/legislat/bernconv.html
  4. UKBAP (24/6/02) http://www.ukbap.org.uk/asp/UKPlans.asp?UKListID=337
  5. WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society). (24/6/02) http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/503E9B4FA640C889802568F8004F3820
  6. MacDonald, D. (2001) The new encyclopedia of mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  7. Cetacea.org. (26/6/02) http://www.cetacea.org/common.htm
  8. Cawardine, M. (1995) Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Dorling Kindersley, London.
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