Orcinus
Orcinus is a genus of four species of oceanic dolphins: O. orca (the killer whale), the only extant species, and the three extinct species O. paleorca, O. citoniensis and O. meyeri.[2]
| Orcinus | |
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| The killer whale (O. orca) is the only extant member of the genus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860[1] |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Orcinus was once classified in the subfamily Orcininae, but this is no longer supported. The other members of Orcininae were moved to Globicephalinae, and the relation of Orcinus with other dolphins is unknown.[3]
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| Orcinus and Globicephalinae[3] |
References
- "Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- Orcinus at fossilworks.org (retrieved 29 August 2017)
- Cunha, H. A.; Moraes, L. C.; Medeiros, B. V.; Lailson-Brito, Jr, J.; da Silva, V. M. F.; Solé-Cava, A. M.; Schrago, C. G. (2011). "Phylogenetic Status and Timescale for the Diversification of Steno and Sotalia Dolphins". PLoS One. 6 (12): e28297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028297. PMC 3233566. PMID 22163290.
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