Orcininae
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Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of 1 living and 3 extinct genera. It may be superseded by Delphinidae. Its only extant member is the orca (Orcinus orca); all other extant genera formerly classified in it have been moved out.
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Subfamily
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCetartiodactyla
- FamilyDelphinidae
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- Delphinidae
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- Orcininae
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Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of 1 living and 3 extinct genera. It may be superseded by Delphinidae. Its only extant member is the orca (Orcinus orca); all other extant genera formerly classified in it have been moved out.
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Leucopleurus acutus) is sister to all other members of the Delphinidae; within that clade, the Orcininae are sister to all remaining lineages.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orcininae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.