Delphinida

In today's world, Delphinida has become a topic of great importance and interest to a wide audience. With the advancement of technology and constant changes in society, Delphinida has acquired unprecedented relevance. From its impact on people's daily lives to its influence on the global economy, Delphinida has proven to be a topic of debate and reflection for experts and citizens alike. In this article, we will explore different aspects and perspectives related to Delphinida, with the aim of offering a comprehensive and enriching vision on this topic that is so relevant today.

Delphinida
Temporal range: Oligocene to Recent
A Commerson's dolphin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Clade: Delphinida
Muizon, 1984
Superfamilies

Delphinoidea
Inioidea
Lipotoidea

Delphinida is a clade of cetaceans in the parvorder Odontoceti, the toothed whales. It includes all modern oceanic dolphins, porpoises, and their relatives, such as Lipotidae and Iniidae.

Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

References

  1. ^ a b "Infraorder Delphinida Muizon 1984 (toothed whale)". paleobiodb.org.
  2. ^ "Family Lipotidae Zhou et al. 1978 (toothed whale)". PBDB.
  3. ^ "Family Iniidae Gray 1846". PBDB.
  4. ^ "Family Platanistidae Gray 1846". PBDB.
  5. ^ Muizon, C. (1984). "Les vertebres fossiles de la Formation Pisco (Perou) II: Les Odontocetes (Cetacea, Mammalia) du Pliocene inferieur de Sud-Sacaco". Institut Français d'Études Andines Éditions Recherche sur les Civilizations Mémoire. 50: 1–188.