Kogia sima Owen 1866 (pygmy sperm whale)
Alternative combinations: Callignathus simus, Kogia simus, Physeter (Euphysetes) simus
Full reference: R. Owen. 1866. On some Indian Cetacea collected by Walter Elliot, Esq. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 6(1):17-47
Belongs to Kogia according to D. W. Rice 1998
Sister taxa: Kogia breviceps, Kogia pusilla
Type specimen: BMNH 1474c-73.6.25.2, a skeleton. Its type locality is Waltair, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in India.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 49.0, skull 285.0 x 247.0
Estimated body mass: 32.4 kg based on humerus length