Delphinoidea
| Delphinoidea Temporal range: 28–0Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Superfamily: | Delphinoidea Flower 1865 |
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Delphinoidea is the largest group of toothed whales with 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the killer whale, which can reach 6 tonnes, while the smallest, Commerson's Dolphin, is also the smallest living cetacean.
Taxonomy
Superfamily Delphinoidea
- Family †Albireonidae
- Genus Albireo
- Family Delphinidae
- Subfamily Delphininae
- Genus Delphinus
- Genus Lagenodelphis
- Genus Sousa
- Genus Stenella(syn. Clymenia, Micropia, Fretidelphis, Prodelphinus)
- Genus Tursiops
- Subfamily Lissodelphininae
- Genus Cephalorhynchus(syn. Eutropia)
- Genus Lissodelphis(syn. Tursio, Leucorhamphus)
- Subfamily Orcininae
- Genus †Arimidelphis
- Genus Feresa
- Genus Globicephala (syn. Sphaerocephalus, Globiceps, Globicephalus)
- Genus Grampus (syn. Grampidelphis, Grayius)
- Genus †Hemisyntrachelus
- Genus Orcaella
- Genus Orcinus (syn. Orca, Ophysia, Gladiator)
- Genus Peponocephala
- Genus Pseudorca (syn. Neorca)
- Subfamily Stenoninae
- Genus †Astadelphis
- Genus Sotalia (syn. Tucuxa)
- Genus Steno (syn. Glyphidelphis, Stenopontistes)
- Subfamily incertae sedis
- Genus †Anacharsis
- Genus †Australodelphis
- Genus Lagenorhynchus (syn. Electra, Sagmatias)
- Subfamily Delphininae
- Family †Kentriodontidae
- Subfamily Kentriodontinae
- Genus Belonodelphis
- Genus Delphinodon
- Genus Incacetus
- Genus Kentriodon (syn. Grypolithax)
- Genus Macrokentriodon
- Genus Microphocaena
- Genus Rudicetus
- Genus Tagicetus
- Subfamily Lophocetinae
- Genus Hadrodelphis
- Genus Liolithax
- Genus Lophocetus
- Subfamily Pithanodelphininae
- Genus Atocetus
- Genus Leptodelphis
- Genus Pithanodelphis
- Genus Sophianacetus (syn. Mediocris)
- Subfamily incertae sedis
- Genus Sarmatodelphis
- Genus Kampholophos
- Subfamily Kentriodontinae
- Family Monodontidae
- Subfamily Delphinapterinae
- Genus Delphinapterus
- Genus † Denebola
- Subfamily Monodontinae
- Genus Monodon
- Subfamily Delphinapterinae
- Family † Odobenocetopsidae
- Genus Odobenocetops
- Family Phocoenidae
- Subfamily Phocoeninae
- Genus †Australithax
- Genus †Lomacetus
- Genus †Loxolithax
- Genus Neophocaena
- Genus Phocoena
- Subfamily Phocoeninae
- Genus Phocoenoides
- Genus †Piscolithax (syn. Piscorhynchus)
- Genus †Salumiphocaena
- Subfamily incertae sedis
- Genus †Haborophocoena
- Genus †Numataphocoena
- Genus †Septemriocetus
- Subfamily Phocoeninae
- Familia incertae sedis
- Genus †Delphinavus
- Genus †Graamocetus
- Genus †Lamprolithax
- Genus †Miodelphis
- Genus †Nannolithax
- Genus †Oedolithax
- Genus †Oligodelphis
- Genus †Palaeophocaena
- Genus †Platylithax
- Genus †Protodelphinus
- Genus †Sinanodelphis
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