Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae

Alternative combination: Balaena glacialis

Synonyms: Balaena aleoutiensis Van Beneden 1866, Balaena biscayensis Eschricht 1860, Balaena britannica Gray 1870, Balaena islandica Brisson 1762, Balaena nordcaper Lacepede 1804, Balaena sieboldi Gray 1864, Balaena sieboldii Gray 1864, Balaena svendenborgii Lilljeborg 1868, Balaena swedenborgi Lilljeborg 1868, Balaena swedenborgii Lilljeborg 1868, Balaena tarentina Capellini 1877, Eubalaena sieboldii Gray 1864, Halibalaena britannica Gray 1870, Hunterius svendenborgii Lilljeborg 1868, Hunterius swedenborgii Lilljeborg 1868, Hunterius temminckii Gray 1864, Macleayius australiensis Gray 1866

Belongs to Eubalaena according to P. Hershkovitz 1966

Sister taxa: Eubalaena australis, Eubalaena belgica, Eubalaena shinshuensis

Subtaxa: Balaena glacialis lamanoni, Eubalaena glacialis glacialis, Eubalaena glacialis japonica

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Type specimens:

• Eubalaena glacialis: Its type locality is North Cape, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Norway
• Balaena aleoutiensis:
• Balaena biscayensis:
• Balaena islandica:
• Balaena nordcaper:
• Balaena swedenborgi:
• Balaena tarentina:
• Eubalaena sieboldii:
• Halibalaena britannica:
• Hunterius temminckii:
• Macleayius australiensis:

Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 538.0, scapula length 925.0

Estimated body mass: 73.6 tons based on humerus length