# Delphinoidea

Delphinoidea is 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

“The Delphinoidea has a diverse taxonomy, with over 35 mammalia taxas. This includes the species of genus Odobenocetops and Odobenus rosmarus. While also having two types of genus, they also have individual genomes with about 9 species across the three main families of the Delphinoidea. The three main families of the whale are the Delphinidae, Monodontidae and Phocoenidae.”
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
          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