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Orcinus orca

Orcinus orca, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Orcinus orca , Orcinus orca ,

Orcinus orca brain,

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Cetartiodactyla
Ordo: Cetacea
Subordo: Odontoceti
Infraordines: Delphinida
Superfamilia: Delphinoidea
Familia: Delphinidae
Genus: Orcinus
Species: O. orca

Name

Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

* Orcinus orca on Mammal Species of the World.
* Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set(3rd ed).

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Български: Косатка
Česky: Kosatka dravá
Dansk: Spækhugger
Deutsch: Orca, (Großer) Schwertwal
Ελληνικά: Φάλαινα δολοφόνων
English: Orca, Killer whale
Español: Orca
Français: Épaulard
Galego: Candorca
עברית: קטלן
日本語: シャチ
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Spekkhugger
Português: Baleia-assassina, Orca
Русский: Косатка
Slovenčina: Kosatka dravá
Suomi: Miekkavalas
Svenska: Späckhuggare
Türkçe: Katil balina, Orka

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