Khoikhoicetus, Bianucci & Lambert & Post, 2007

Bianucci, Giovanni, Lambert, Olivier & Post, Klaas, 2007, A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa, Geodiversitas 29 (4), pp. 561-618 : 578

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4651080
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FA38C827-6C5F-4B70-B306-F30C90801A2F
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4650939
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8F1B7333-04B9-4526-8E4A-38982FC57A41
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:8F1B7333-04B9-4526-8E4A-38982FC57A41
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Khoikhoicetus
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Khoikhoicetus n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Khoikhoicetus agulhasis n. gen., n. sp., by present designation.

ETYMOLOGY. — Khoikhoi is one of the ethnic groups occupying south-western Africa, closely related to the Bushmen, “cetus” from Latin, whale. Gender masculine.

DIAGNOSIS. — Same as for the species.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetacea
Family	Ziphiidae

Khoikhoicetus, Bianucci & Lambert & Post, 2007

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