Orcinus

Orcinus orca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontoceti

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Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Orcinus
Species: O. orca - †O. citoniensis

Name

Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

References

• LeDuc, R.G.; Robertson, K.M.; Pitman, R.L. 2008: Mitochondrial sequence divergence among Antarctic killer whale ecotypes is consistent with multiple species. Biology letters, 4: 426-429. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0168
• Orcinus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• The Paleobioly Database 2005: Orcinus citoniensis

Vernacular names

Dansk: Spækhugger
Deutsch: Großer Schwertwal
English: Orca
Français: Orque
Magyar: Kardszárnyú delfin
日本語: シャチ属
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Spekkhoggar
Suomi: Miekkavalaat
Svenska: Späckhuggare
Türkçe: Katil balina