Orcinus

Orcinus
Temporal range: Early Miocene-Recent
Orcinus orca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Suborder:
Whippomorpha
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Family:
Delphinidae
Subfamily:
Orcininae
Genus:
Orcinus

Fitzinger, 1860
Type species
Delphinus orca
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
  • †Orcinus paleorca
  • Orcinus orca
  • †Orcinus citoniensis
  • †Orcinus meyeri
Synonyms
  • Gladiador Gray, 1870
  • Orca Gray, 1846
  • Ophysia Gray, 1868
  • Grampus Iredale & Troughton, 1943

Orcinus is a genus of large toothed whales that include a only living species: Orca (Orcinus orca).[1] The genus include extinct species such as the Orcinus paleorca and the O. citoniensis. The O. meyeri are in dispute.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  2. ↑ Abel, Othenio (1905). Les odontocètes du Boldérien (miocène supérieur) d'Anvers. Smithsonian Libraries. Bruxelles, Polleunis & Ceuterick, imprimeurs.
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