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Killer Whale

Orcinus Fitzinger 1860

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orca
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Orcinus
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Orcinus
Recognized by AnAge articles, INBio, IABIN, One Species at a Time Podcasts, Listed Species in Texas, and Furui 2020
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860
Recognized by GBIF national node type records UK

Alternative Names

Gladiator Gray 1870
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ophysia Gray 1868
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Orca Gray 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Gladiator
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Gladiator Gray 1870
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gladiator Gray 1870
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Gladiator Gray 1870
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ophesia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ophysia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ophysia Gray 1868
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ophysia Gray 1868
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ophysia Gray 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Orca
Replaced according to Paleobiology Database
Orca Gray 1846
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Orca Gray 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Orca Gray 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Orca subgen. Gladiator
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orca subgen. Ophysia
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Orcinus
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, NMNH type specimens, iNaturalist, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Phocaena subgen. Orca
Replaced according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

killer whale preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Arabic

أركيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qatil balina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

косатки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

虎鲸属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kosatka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

סוגו preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

kardszárnyú delfinek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

シャチ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Колондор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

قاتل‌ها preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Orka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Kosatka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اركيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

虎鯨屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

虎鯨屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Orcinus Fitzinger 1860

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sotalia Gray 1866
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sotalia Gray 1866
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sotalia Gray 1866
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae
Orcinus (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus
Delphinus
Feresa
Globicephala
Grampus
Lagenodelphis
Lagenorhynchus
Lissodelphis
Orcaella
Peponocephala
Pseudorca
Sotalia
Sousa
Stenella
Steno
Tursiops

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sotalia Gray 1866
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Delphinidae
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orca citoniensis (Capellini 1883)
Orca meyeri (Brandt 1873)
Orca paleorca (Matsumoto 1937)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Orcinus stenorhyncha Gray 1870
Anacharsis Bogachev 1956
Arimidelphis Bianucci 2005
Astadelphis Bianucci 1996
Australodelphis Fordyce, Quilty & Daniels 2002
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Eodelphinus Murakami, Shimada, Hikida & Soeda 2014
Etruridelphis Bianucci 2009
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1957
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Platalearostrum Post & Kompanje 2010
Protoglobicephala Aguirre-Fernández, Barnes, Aranda-Manteca & Fernández-Rivera 2009
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Septidelphis Bianucci 2013
Sotalia (Gray 1866)
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1870
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Delphinidae Gray 1821
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus 1758)
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orcaella Gray 1866
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sotalia Gray 1866
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno Gray 1846
Tursiops Gervais 1855

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinidae
Orcinus (this page)
Orcinus orca
Cephalorhynchus
Delphinus
Feresa
Globicephala
Grampus
Lagenodelphis
Lagenorhynchus
Lissodelphis
Orcaella
Peponocephala
Pseudorca
Sotalia
Sousa
Stenella
Steno
Tursiops
unclassified Delphinidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinida
Delphinoidea
Delphinidae
Orcininae
Orcinus (this page)
Orcinus meyeri
Orcinus orca
Orcinus paleorca
Orcinus stenorhyncha
Orcaella

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Delphinidae
Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 (this page)
Cephalorhynchus
Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
Clymenia
Delphininae Le Duc 1997
Delphinus
Delphinus Linnaeus 1758
Feresa
Feresa Gray 1870
Globicephala
Globicephala Lesson 1828
Globicephalinae Le Duc 1997
Grampus
Grampus Gray 1828
Lagenodelphis
Lagenodelphis Fraser 1957
Lagenorhynchus
Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
Lagenorrhynchus
Leucopleurus
Lissodelphininae Rice 1984
Lissodelphis
Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
Orca
Orcaella
Orcaella Gray 1866
Orcinus
Peponocephala
Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris 1966
Pseudorca
Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862
Sagmatias
Sotalia
Sotalia (Gray 1866)
Sousa
Sousa Gray 1866
Stenella
Stenella Gray 1866
Steno
Steno Gray 1846
Stenoninae Le Duc 1997
Tursiops
Tursiops Gervais 1855
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