Lagenorhynchus
Lagenorhynchus is a genus of oceanic dolphins in the infraorder Cetacea, that formerly contained six extant species. However, there was consistent molecular evidence that the genus is polyphyletic and several of the species moved to other genera, leaving only the white-beaked dolphin in this genus among extant species. In addition, the extinct species Lagenorhynchus harmatuki is also classified in this genus.
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
Habitatmarine
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Lagenorhynchus is a genus of oceanic dolphins in the infraorder Cetacea, that formerly contained six extant species. However, there was consistent molecular evidence that the genus is polyphyletic and several of the species moved to other genera, leaving only the white-beaked dolphin in this genus among extant species. In addition, the extinct species Lagenorhynchus harmatuki is also classified in this genus.
== Etymology == The name Lagenorhynchus derives from the Greek lagenos meaning "bottle" and rhynchus meaning "beak". Indeed, the "bottle-nose" is a characteristic of this genus. However, the dolphins popularly called bottlenose dolphins belong in the genus Tursiops.