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Lissodelphininae

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Lissodelphinae Fraser and Purves p. 112 figs. Figure 26
1985Lissodelphinae Barnes et al. p. 25
1991Lissodelphinae Vidal p. 5
1999Lissodelphininae LeDuc et al. p. 639 figs. Figure 2
2001Lissodelphininae Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179
2007Lissodelphininae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2008Lissodelphininae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 4.3
2008Lissodelphininae Foekens p. 7 figs. Table 1
2013Lissodelphininae Perrin et al. p. 571 figs. Table 1
2016Lissodelphininae Marx et al. p. 140
2019Lissodelphininae Vollmer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyDelphinidae
subfamilyLissodelphininae()
subfamilyLissodelphininae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Lissodelphininae Fraser and Purves 1960
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G. Cephalorhynchus Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Lagenorhynchus burmeisteri Moreno 1892 [synonym], Lagenorhynchus floweri Moreno 1892 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Delphinus lunatus Lesson 1826 [synonym], Eutropia dickiei Gray 1866 [synonym], Phocaena albiventris Perez Canto 1893 [synonym], Tursio platyrrhinus Philippi 1895 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Delphinus capensis Dussumier 1829 [synonym], Delphinus cephalorhynchus Cuvier 1836 [synonym], Delphinus hastatus Cuvier 1836 [synonym], Delphinus tridens Castelnau 1873 [synonym], Orca capensis Van Beneden 1873 [synonym]
Cephalorhynchus hectori Van Beneden 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalorhynchus albifrons True 1889 [synonym], Cephalorhynchus maui Baker et al. 2002 [synonym], Electra clancula Hector 1873 [replaced]
Invalid names: Eutropia Gray 1862 [synonym], Phocoena obtusata Philippi 1893 [nomen dubium]
G. Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
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Invalid names: Lagenorhynchus thicolea Gray 1846 [synonym]
Lissodelphis fockii Brandt 1873
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Lissodelphis fockii major Macarovici and Zaharia 1968
Lissodelphis fockii minor Macarovici and Zaharia 1968
Lissodelphis nordmanni Brandt 1873
Lissodelphis peronii Lacépède 1804 [southern right whale dolphin]
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Invalid names: Delphinapterus lessonii Philippi 1893 [synonym], Delphinus bicolor Gray 1846 [synonym], Delphinus leucorhamphus Peron 1804 [synonym], Prodelphinus gervaisi Trouessart 1898 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leucorhamphus Lilljeborg 1861 [synonym], Pachypleurus Brandt 1873 [synonym], Pristinocetus Trouessart 1898 [synonym], Tursio Wagler 1830 [synonym]
G. Sagmatias Cope 1866
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Sagmatias obliquidens Gill 1865 [Pacific white-sided dolphin]
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Invalid names: Delphinus longidens Cope 1866 [synonym], Lagenorhynchus ognevi Slensov 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sarmatian to the top of the Holocene or 12.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Germany Beluga fockii (84946)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Moldova Archaeocetus fockii (80363)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Russian Federation Delphinapterus fockii (49684)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Moldova Delphinapterus nordmanni, Archaeocetus fockii (57734)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania Archaeocetus fockii (91630)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Turkey Archaeocetus nordmanni, Archaeocetus fockii (56563)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Lissodelphis sp. (89447)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Lissodelphis sp. (84891)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Lissodelphis peronii (168139)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (167981) Lissodelphis peronii (168136 168137)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (54129 82088 168130 239733 239735 239736) Lissodelphis borealis (168140)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Southern Territories Cephalorhynchus commersoni (82093)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Tasmania) Lissodelphis peronii (84942)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Cephalorhynchus hectori (230220)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Lissodelphis peronii (168138)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Delphinus eutropia (86896) Lissodelphis peronii (168135)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile Cephalorhynchus eutropia (167980) Lissodelphis peronii (168134)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Hokkaido) Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (239737 239738)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Oregon) Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (168129) Lissodelphis borealis (84943 168141)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (86895)