WoRMS taxon details
Delphinidae Gray, 1821
AphiaID: 136980
AphiaID: 136980
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Odontoceti | |||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Delphinapteridae Kasuya, 1973 (synonym for part of Delphinidae (Delphinapterus and Orcaella)) Delphinoidae Guerin, 1874 (synonym) Delphinusideae Lesson, 1842 (synonym) Globidelphinidae Nishiwaki, 1963 (misspelling) Orcadae Gray, 1871 (Preoccupied) Orcadina Gray, 1846 (Preoccupied) Orcaelidae Nishiwaki, 1972 (misspelling Orcaellidae) Orcaellidae Nishiwaki, 1963 (synonym) Orcinae Fraser & Purves, 1960 (misspelling) Orcini Wagner, 1846 (Preoccupied) Orcininae Rice, 1967 (synonym for part of Delphinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Cephalorhynchus Gray, 1846 Subfamily Delphininae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Feresa Gray, 1870 Genus Furcio Genus Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Subfamily Globicephalinae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Gramphidelphis Genus Grampus Gray, 1828 Genus Lagenodelphis Fraser, 1957 Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 Genus Lagenorrhynchus Subfamily Lissodelphininae Rice, 1984 Genus Lissodelphis Gloger, 1841 Genus Orcaella Gray, 1866 Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 Genus Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris, 1966 Genus Pseudorca Reinhardt, 1862 Genus Sotalia (Gray, 1866) Genus Sousa Gray, 1866 Genus Stenella Gray, 1866 Genus Steno Gray, 1846 Subfamily Stenoninae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Tursiops Gervais, 1855 Subfamily Beluginae Flower, 1867 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821 Subfamily Cephalorhynchinae Fraser & Purves, 1960 accepted as Lissodelphininae Rice, 1984 Genus Cetus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Genus Clymene (Gray, 1864) accepted as Stenella Gray, 1866 Genus Clymenia Gray, 1868 (unaccepted, preoccupied) Subfamily Delphinapterinae Gill, 1871 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821 Genus Delphinapterus Gray, 1846 accepted as Lissodelphis Gloger, 1841 Genus Electra Gray, 1866 accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 Genus Eudelphinus Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Euphrosyne (Gray, 1866) accepted as Stenella Gray, 1866 Genus Eutropia Gray, 1862 accepted as Cephalorhynchus Gray, 1846 Genus Ferasa Gray, 1875 accepted as Feresa Gray, 1870 Genus Feresia Flower, 1884 accepted as Feresa Gray, 1870 Genus Fretidelphis Iredale & Troughton, 1934 accepted as Stenella Gray, 1870 accepted as Candidella Bayer, 1954 Genus Gladiator Gray, 1870 accepted as Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 Genus Globicephalus Lesson, 1828 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Genus Globiceps Flower, 1884 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Subfamily Globicipites Winge, 1918 accepted as Globicephalinae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Globiocephala Gibson Hill, 1950 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Genus Globiocephalus Gray, 1846 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Genus Glyphidelphis Gervais, 1859 accepted as Steno Gray, 1846 Genus Grampidelphis Iredale & Troughton, 1933 accepted as Grampus Gray, 1828 Genus Grampus Iredale & Troughton, 1933 accepted as Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 Genus Grayius Scott, 1873 accepted as Grampus Gray, 1828 Genus Gudamu Gray, 1868 accepted as Tursiops Gervais, 1855 Subfamily Lagenorhynchina Gray, 1868 accepted as Lissodelphininae Rice, 1984 Genus Leicopleurus Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Lagenorhynchus Brunet, 1965 accepted as Lagenopolycystis Artois & Schockaert, 2000 Genus Leucopleurus Gray, 1866 accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 Genus Leucorhamphus Lilljeborg, 1861 accepted as Lissodelphis Gloger, 1841 Subfamily Lissodelphinae Fraser & Purves, 1960 accepted as Lissodelphininae Rice, 1984 Genus Micropia Gray, 1868 accepted as Stenella Gray, 1870 accepted as Candidella Bayer, 1954 Subfamily Monodontinae Kellogg, 1928 accepted as Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Neoorca Gray, 1871 accepted as Pseudorca Reinhardt, 1862 Genus Ophysia Gray, 1868 accepted as Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 Genus Orca Gray, 1846 accepted as Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 Subfamily Orcadina Gray, 1846 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821 Genus Orcella Anderson, 1871 accepted as Orcaella Gray, 1866 Subfamily Orcinae Fraser & Purves, 1960 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821 Subfamily Orcini Wagner, 1846 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821 Subfamily Orcininae Rice, 1967 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821 Genus Prodelphinus Gervais in Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Stenella Gray, 1866 Subfamily Pseudorcaina Gray, 1871 accepted as Globicephalinae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Rhinodelphis Wagner, 1846 accepted as Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Sagmatias accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 Subfamily Sotaliinae Kasuya, 1973 accepted as Stenoninae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Sphaerocephalus Gray, 1864 accepted as Globicephala Lesson, 1828 Subfamily Stenonina Gray, 1868 accepted as Stenoninae Le Duc, 1997 Genus Stenopontistes Miranda Ribiero, 1936 accepted as Sousa Gray, 1866 Genus Tucuxa Gray, 1866 accepted as Sotalia (Gray, 1866) Genus Tursio Wagler, 1830 accepted as Lissodelphis Gloger, 1841 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: The family Delphinidae has been called a 'taxonomic trash basket', because many small to medium-sized odontocetes of various forms have been lumped together in this group for centuries. Consequentely, the so-called delphinids are diverse in form. They range in size from 1 to 1.88 m dolphins of the genera Sotalia and Cephalorhynchus, to the killer whale, in which males can reach lengths of at least 9.8 m. However, most delphinids share the following characteristics: a marine habitat, a noticeable beak, conical teeth, and a large falcate dorsal fin set near the middle of the back. There are exceptions to everyone of these rules, except the presence of basically conical teeth. <123> [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136980 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Delphinidae. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136980 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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