Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Dolphin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDelphinus delphis (Common Dolphin)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Baxter, J. 2005 Short-beaked Common Dolphin off the coast of Pembrokeshire Vol 16, No 4 Page: 273

Delphinus delphis (Common Dolphin) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Delphinus delphis (Common Dolphin)
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