| Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala, 1963 | Accepted name (WoRMs) |
| Status | senior synonym, original combination |
| ICZN valid name | Yes |
| Status ref. | Dalebout, M.L., C.S. Baker, D. Steel, K. Thompson, K.M. Robertson, S.J. Chivers, W.F. Perrin, M. Goonatilake, R.C. Anderson, J.G. Mead, C.W. Potter, L. Thompson, D. Jupiter and T.K. Yamada, 2014 |
| Comment | Described as a new species simultaneously in three periodicals, described from Sri Lanka (Ref. 1522). |
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