Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

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Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860

Orcinus Fitzinger, L. 1860. Wissenschaftlich-populäre Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere. [204].
Type species:
Delphinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259.
Grampus Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1933. The correct generic name for the Grampus or Killer Whale, and the so-called Grampus or Risso's Dolphin. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 28-36 [28] [junior homonym of Grampus Gray, 1828; for 'identification' of nom. nud. Delphinus grampus 'Linn.' Gray, 1828, see Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 246: viii 1–259 [82]].
Secondary source:
Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259; Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259 [81] (see also for synonyms based on non-Australian material)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Central W coast, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, S oceanic, W oceanic
- Western Australia: SW coast

Distribution References

Hershkovitz, P. 1966. Catalog of living whales. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 246: viii 1-259

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
11-Jun-2024	11-Jun-2024	MOVED
11-Jun-2024	11-Jun-2024	MOVED
16-Dec-2010	19-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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