Globicephala melas subsp. melas Traill 1809
Globicephala melas subsp. melas Traill 1809, Nicholson's J. Nat. Philos. Chem. Arts, 22: 81.
Type Locality: UK, Scotland, "in Scapay Bay, in Pomona, one of the Orkneys".
Vernacular Names: North Atlantic Longfinned Pilot Whale.
Synonyms: Globicephala melas subsp. globiceps (G. Cuvier 1812); Globicephala melas subsp. svineval Gray 1846 .