Orcininae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Subfamily: | Orcininae |
Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of 1 living and 3 extinct genera. [1] [2] It may be superseded by Delphinidae. [3] Its only extant member is the orca (Orcinus orca); all other extant genera formerly classified in it have been moved out. [4]
Orcininae is thought to be one of the most basal members of Delphinidae, with only the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) being more basal. [5]
Orcininae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Subfamily: | Orcininae |
Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of 1 living and 3 extinct genera. [1] [2] It may be superseded by Delphinidae. [3] Its only extant member is the orca (Orcinus orca); all other extant genera formerly classified in it have been moved out. [4]
Orcininae is thought to be one of the most basal members of Delphinidae, with only the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) being more basal. [5]