The porpoises: small cetaceans distinguished from dolphins by a shorter, blunter snout, spade-shaped rather than conical teeth, and, in most species, a less pronounced beak.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
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Source Burmeister's porpoise (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Dall's porpoise
Source East Asian finless porpoise (Wikipedia)
Source Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Wikipedia)
Source Spectacled porpoise (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Phocoenidae (Wikipedia)
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life- Taxonomic Rank: Family
- Scientific Name: Phocoenidae
- Member Species/Taxa Count: 8
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Phocoenidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 7
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Phocoenidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Phocoenidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 15.98 ... "early_interval": "Langhian"
Wikidata: Phocoenidae
Burmeister's porpoise (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Burmeister's Porpoise, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Burmeister's Porpoise, Lead
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America.
Spectacled porpoise (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Spectacled Porpoise, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Spectacled Porpoise, Lead
The spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) is a small to midsize porpoise indigenous to the Southern Ocean.
Wikipedia: Dall's porpoise
WikipediaParent Taxon Of: Dall's Porpoise, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Dall's Porpoise, Lead
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific.
Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise, Lead
The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of eight porpoise species.
East Asian finless porpoise (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: East Asian Finless Porpoise, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: East Asian Finless Porpoise, Lead
The East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri) is a species of porpoise native to the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and the seas around Japan.
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