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Delphinoidea

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Also known as Delphinoid, Delphinoids

Delphinoidea are the largest group of toothed whales, including 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the orca, which can reach 6 tons, while the smallest is the vaquita.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderTrochida
  5. FamilySkeneidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded7

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
Family
Skeneidae
Collections
UCMP, UCM, CASG
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Delphinida
Image
Delphinus delphis with calf.jpg
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taxon rank
superfamily
taxon name
Delphinoidea
topic's main category
Category:Delphinoidea
start time
28000000-0
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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • References

Delphinoidea are the largest group of toothed whales, including 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the orca, which can reach 6 tons, while the smallest is the vaquita.

==Taxonomy==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Delphinoidea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.