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Delphinoidea

Delphinoidea are the largest group of toothed whales, including 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the orca, which can reach 6 tons, while the smallest is the vaquita.

Taxonomy
Delphinoidea is a very diverse clade. It includes all extant oceanic dolphins, as well as various extinct species, like the unique Odobenocetops. The three extant families within Delphinoidea are Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins), Monodontidae (beluga and narwhal) and Phocoenidae (porpoises). Based on McGowen et al., 2019 {{columns-list| Superfamily Delphinoidea :Family †Albireonidae :::Genus Albireo :Family Delphinidae :: Subfamily Delphininae ::: Genus Delphinus ::: Genus Lagenodelphis ::: Genus Sotalia :::Genus Sousa ::: Genus Stenella ::: Genus Tursiops :: Subfamily Globicephalinae ::: Genus †Astadelphis ::: Genus Feresa ::: Genus Globicephala ::: Genus Grampus ::: Genus Orcaella ::: Genus Peponocephala ::: Genus Pseudorca ::: Genus Steno ::Subfamily Lissodelphininae :::Genus Aethalodelphis ::: Genus Cephalorhynchus ::: Genus Lissodelphis :: Subfamily Orcininae ::: Genus †Arimidelphis ::: Genus †Eodelphinus ::: Genus †Hemisyntrachelus ::: Genus Orcinus :: Subfamily incertae sedis ::: Genus †Australodelphis ::: Genus †Etruridelphis :::Genus Lagenorhynchus :::Genus Leucopleurus ::: Genus †Sinanodelphis :Family †Kentriodontidae :: Subfamily Kentriodontinae ::: Genus Belonodelphis ::: Genus Delphinodon ::: Genus Heterodelphis ::: Genus Incacetus? ::: Genus Kentriodon ::: Genus Lamprolithax ::: Genus Loxolithax ::: Genus Macrokentriodon ::: Genus Microphocaena ::: Genus Rudicetus ::: Genus Tagicetus :: Subfamily Lophocetinae ::: Genus Hadrodelphis ::: Genus Liolithax ::: Genus Lophocetus ::: Genus Platyvercus :: Subfamily Pithanodelphininae? ::: Genus Atocetus? ::: Genus Leptodelphis? ::: Genus Pithanodelphis? ::: Genus Sarmatodelphis? ::: Genus Sophianacetus? :: Subfamily Kampholophinae? ::: Genus Kampholophos? :Family Monodontidae :: Subfamily Delphinapterinae ::: Genus †Bohaskaia ::: Genus Delphinapterus ::: Genus † Denebola :: Subfamily Monodontinae ::: Genus Monodon :Family † Odobenocetopsidae :: Genus Odobenocetops :Family Phocoenidae :: Genus †Archaeophocaena :: Genus †Australithax :: Genus †Brabocetus :: Genus †Haborophocoena :: Genus †Lomacetus :: Genus †Miophocaena :: Genus Neophocaena :: Genus †Numataphocoena :: Genus Phocoena :: Genus Phocoenoides :: Genus †Piscolithax :: Genus †Pterophocaena :: Genus †Salumiphocaena :: Genus †Semirostrum :: Genus †Septemtriocetus :Familia incertae sedis :: Genus †Graamocetus :: Genus †Miodelphis :: Genus †Nannolithax :: Genus †Oedolithax :: Genus †Palaeophocaena :: Genus †Platylithax :: Genus †Protodelphinus ==References==
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