Delphinoidea
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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
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilySkeneidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded7
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- Family
- Skeneidae
- Collections
- UCMP, UCM, CASG
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
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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==
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