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Delphinus orca Temminck & Schlegel, 1841 
AphiaID: 383893

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) > Odontoceti (Superfamily) > Delphinidae (Family) > Delphinus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812)
Rank Species
Parent Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
Source Not documented
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Subspecies Delphinus orca ensidoratus Kerr, 1792 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (156 publications)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:383893
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2009-03-05 14:31:36Z  created  Perrin, William
  
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  Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Delphinus orca Temminck & Schlegel, 1841. 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=383893 on 2013-06-19
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