Orcinus

Orcinus; Temporal range: Early Miocene-Recent 23–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Orcinus orca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Subfamily:	Orcininae
Genus:	Orcinus; Fitzinger, 1860
Type species
	Delphinus orca; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	†Orcinus paleorca; Orcinus orca; †Orcinus citoniensis; †Orcinus meyeri;
Synonyms
	Gladiador Gray, 1870; Orca Gray, 1846; Ophysia Gray, 1868; Grampus Iredale & Troughton, 1943;

Orcinus is a genus of large toothed whales that include a only living species: Orca (Orcinus orca).^[1] The genus include extinct species such as the Orcinus paleorca and the O. citoniensis. The O. meyeri are in dispute.^[2]

References

↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
↑ Abel, Othenio (1905). Les odontocètes du Boldérien (miocène supérieur) d'Anvers. Smithsonian Libraries. Bruxelles, Polleunis & Ceuterick, imprimeurs.