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Globicephala Lesson, 1828
Globicephala Lesson, 1828; Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., 1: 441, TS: Delphinus destructor Scoresby
Globicephalus Hamilton, 1837; in Naturalist's library, 16: (Mammalia vol. 6, Whales), p. 212, TS: Delphinus globiceps G. Cuvier
Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809)
Pitkäeväpallopää Pilot Whale Blackfish Caa'ing Whale
Delphinus melaena Traill, 1809; Nicholson's J. Nat. Philos. Chem. Arts, 22: 81, TL: Scapay Bay, Pomona, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Delphinus melas Traill, 1809; Nicholson's J. Nat. Philos. Chem. Arts, 22: 81, TL: Scapay Bay, Pomona, Orkney Islands, Scotland
leucosagmaphora
edwardii

Which spelling, melas or melaena, is the correct?

Globicephala macrorhynchus (Gray, 1846)
Tropical and subtropical waters, warm temperate N.Pacific Globicephalus macrorhynchus Gray, 1846; Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror", 1 (3): 33, TL: South Seas
Globiocephalus scammonii Cope, 1869; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 21: 21, TL: Ten miles of Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico, in lat. 31° N
sieboldii

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Some related literature:
Gray, 1846
The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, ..., 1 pt. 3 Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror", 1 (3): 22,pl. 33,34-36,44,46,48
Lesson, 1828
Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mammifères et des oiseaux découverts depuis 1788 jusqu`a nos jours, ... , Complément 2, 1: Cétacés, Table méthodique Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., 1: 2016,342,441

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