Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823
(Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)

Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZiphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)
FamilyZIPHIIDAE (dolphins, beaked whales)
SuperfamilyODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cresswell, G. 2002 The Cuvier’s Beaked Whale stranded in June at Happisburgh, Norfolk Vol 13, No 6 Page: 430

Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s Whale, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale):

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