Lissodelphininae

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Pelagiceti Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: Delphinidae
Subfamilia: Lissodelphininae
Genera (3): Aethalodelphis – Cephalorhynchus – Lissodelphis

Name

Lissodelphininae Fraser & Purves, 1960

Synonymy

• Lissodelphinae Fraser & Purves, 1960: 108 [original incorrect spelling]
• Lissodelphininae — Rice, 1984: 481 [subsequent corrected spelling]

References

Primary references

• Fraser, F.C. & Purves, P.E. 1960. Hearing in cetaceans. Evolution of the accessory air sacs and the structure and function of the outer and middle ear in Recent cetaceans. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 7(1): 1–140. BHL

Additional references

• Vollmer, N.L., Ashe, E., Brownell, Jr., R.L., Cipriano, F., Mead, J.G., Reeves, R.R., Soldevilla, M.S. & Williams, R. 2019. Taxonomic revision of the dolphin genus Lagenorhynchus. Marine Mammal Science 35(3): 957–1057. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12573 Reference page. 
• Galatius, A., Kinze, C.C., Olsen, M.T., Tougaard, J., Gotzek, D. & McGowen, M.R. 2025. Phylogenomic, morphological and acoustic data support a revised taxonomy of the lissodelphinine dolphin subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 205: 108299. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108299 Reference page.