Taxon Profile: Orcinus orca

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
46
Common Name
Killer Whale
Authority
Linnaeus,1758
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Orcinus

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Catalogue id
4561C2
Photographer
Papps, Wayne

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94

Traits

CAVS Identifier CAVS Identifier Q1600
CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier KIW
Species 2000 Species 2000 ITS-180469

Species belongs to the following lists - Follow link on List Name to see list of all species.