DELPHINIDAE Gray, 1821
(killer and pilot whales)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Delphinus delphis
Common Dolphin
Species 1 ident. refs
Globicephala melas
Pilot Whale, Long-finned Pilot Whale
Species 1 ident. refs
Grampus griseus
Risso’s Dolphin
Species 1 ident. refs
Lagenorhynchus
a genus of marine mammals
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Orcinus orca
Killer Whale, Killer Dolphin
Species 3 ident. refs
Tursiops truncatus
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyDELPHINIDAE (killer and pilot whales)
SuperfamilyODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

DELPHINIDAE (killer and pilot whales) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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