Life
Mammalia
Cetacea
Delphinidae
- Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860
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Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860; Wiss. Naturg. Saugeth., 6: 204, TS: Delphinus orca Linnaeus
Orca Gray, 1846; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 17: 84, TS: Delphinus orca Linnaeus
Grampus Gray, 1828; Spicilegia zoologica, ..., pt 1, p. 2, TS: Delphinus grampus "Linn"
World-wide
Miekkavalas
Killer Whale
Atlantic Killer Whale
Grampus
Pacific Killer Whale
Delphinus orca Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 77, TL: European Seas
Delphinus grampus "Linn."
?Orca rectipinna Cope, 1869; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 21: 22, TL: Coast of California
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- Some related literature:
- Fitzinger, 1860
- Wissenschaftlich-populäre naturgeschichte der Säugethiere, 6
Wiss. Naturg. Saugeth., 6: 204
- Additional information sources:
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