Delphinoidea Temporal range: 28–0 Ma Oligocene to Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Clade: | Delphinida |
Superfamily: |
Delphinoidea Flower 1865 |
Families | |
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Delphinoidea is the largest group of toothed whales with 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the killer whale, which can reach 6 tonnes, while the smallest is Commerson's Dolphin.
Superfamily Delphinoidea