MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Delphinidae Gray, 1821

BeRMS taxon details

Delphinidae Gray, 1821

Delphinidae

AphiaID

136980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136980)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Odontoceti Flower, 1867

Direct children (8)

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Genus Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Globicephala Lesson, 1828
Genus Grampus Gray, 1828
Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846
Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860
Genus Stenella Gray, 1866
Genus Tursiops Gervais, 1855
Genus Leucopleurus Gray, 1866 accepted as Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Delphinidae Gray, 1821. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136980 on 2025-04-05

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Delphinidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136980 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-03-29 08:12:19Z

changed

Claus, Simon

2008-08-20 11:25:36Z

checked

Perrin, William

2009-03-09 09:51:41Z

changed

Perrin, William

Licensing

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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
Dutch	dolfijnen	[details]
English	ocean dolphins	[details]
Japanese	マイルカ科	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	delfinfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	delfinfamilien	[details]
Swedish	delfiner	[details]

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Delphinidae