Globicephala Lesson 1828

Globicephala Lesson 1828, Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., Vol. 1: 441.

Type Species: Delphinus globiceps Cuvier 1812

Synonyms: Cetus Wagler 1830; Globiceps Flower 1884; Sphaerocephalus Gray 1864 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 2 subspecies:

Species Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846

Species Globicephala melas (Traill 1809)

Subspecies Globicephala melas subsp. melas Traill 1809

Subspecies Globicephala melas subsp. edwardii Smith 1834

Discussion: Reviewed by Van Bree (1971).