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

Taxonomy

Based on McGowen et al., 2019

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 Cephalorhynchus

Genus Lissodelphis

Subfamily Orcininae

Genus †Arimidelphis

Genus †Eodelphinus

Genus †Hemisyntrachelus

Genus Orcinus

Subfamily incertae sedis

Genus †Australodelphis

Genus †Etruridelphis

Genus Lagenorhynchus

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 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

Delphinoidea

References

Toothed whales

Extant Oligocene first appearances

Delphinoidea