Order Cetacea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 723 743 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Balaenoptera musculus subsp. brevicauda Ichihara 1966 Vernacular Names: Pygmy Blue Whale . Discussion: Not Zemsky and Boronin, 1964, which is a nomen nudum , see Rice (1977:6) .