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Orcaella

Mammal Genera

Orcaella is a genus of cetacean, family Delphinidae, known as the snubfin dolphins and comprising two living species, the Irrawaddy dolphin and the Australian snubfin dolphin. The genus was long considered monotypic, containing only the Irrawaddy dolphin, until 2005, when populations inhabiting Australian and New Guinean waters were found to differ significantly in skull shape, dorsal fin height, coloration and genetics, a roughly 5.9 percent genetic divergence, and were split off as the separate Australian snubfin dolphin.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Member Count Band
Under 10 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Quaternary 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Australian snubfin dolphin, Species
Source Australian snubfin dolphin (Wikipedia)
Irrawaddy dolphin, Species
Source Irrawaddy dolphin (Wikidata)
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Found In

Australia

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaTaxonomy and evolution section
Quote, Taxonomy and evolution section
The newly recognized species, known as the Australian snubfin dolphin, consists of the Australian/New Guinea population.
Bangladesh

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Indonesia

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Malaysia

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Myanmar

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Papua New Guinea

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaTaxonomy and evolution section
Quote, Taxonomy and evolution section
The newly recognized species, known as the Australian snubfin dolphin, consists of the Australian/New Guinea population.
Singapore

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Thailand

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Vietnam

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Source Wikipedia: OrcaellaHabitat section
Quote, Habitat section
Their geographic range also extends to the coasts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia with some even being restricted to freshwater environments such as certain bodies of water in India and Thailand.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ134273, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Orcaella
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Orcaella
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Orcaella
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Orcaella" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
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Wikidata: Orcaella
Wikidata Q134273, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Irrawaddy dolphin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Irrawaddy dolphin, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q134273 (Orcaella)View the Source
Australian snubfin dolphin (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Australian snubfin dolphin, Description
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Australian snubfin dolphin, Description
A species of delphinid in the genus, Orcaella
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