Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Fitzinger, L. J. (1860). Wissenschaftlich-populäre Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere in ihren sämmtlichen Hauptformen : nebst einer Einleitung in die Naturgeschichte uberhaupt und in die Lehre von den Thieren insbesondere. <em>Wien :Aus der Kaiserlich-königlichen hof- und staatsdrucherei.</em> 6: 364pp.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Mammalia

order

Cetacea

family

Delphinidae

genus

Orcinus

Name

Synonyms

Gladiator Gray, 1870

Grampus Iredale & Troughton, 1933

Ophesia Gray, 1871

Ophysia Gray, 1868

Orca Gray, 1846

Homonyms

Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

Common names

Killer Whale in English

Killer Whales in English

Killer Whales in English

Killer whale in language.

killer whale in English

killer whales in English

killer whales in English

Bibliographic References

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19. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
20. WoRMS (Mar 2013)