Orcininae

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Orcininae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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Orcininae is a contested subfamily of oceanic dolphins composed of nine living and extinct genera.[1][2] It may be superseded by Delphinidae.[3]

Classification

Orcinus citoniensis
False killer whale

References

  1. ^ "Subfamily Orcininae Wagner 1846 (dolphin)". Fossilworks.org.
  2. ^ "Cetaceans of the world".
  3. ^ Perrin WF (ed.). "Orcininae". World Cetacea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 August 2018.