Orcininae

Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of nine living and extinct genera.[1][2] It may be superseded by Delphinidae.[3]

Orcininae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Subfamily: Orcininae

Classification

Orcinus citoniensis
False killer whale

References

  1. "Subfamily Orcininae Wagner 1846 (dolphin)". Fossilworks.org.
  2. "Cetaceans of the world".
  3. Perrin WF (ed.). "Orcininae". World Cetacea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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