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Lissodelphis

Mammal Genera

Lissodelphis is a genus of dolphin, family Delphinidae, known as the right whale dolphins and comprising two living species, the northern right whale dolphin and the southern right whale dolphin. Predominantly black with white undersides, both species are slender, smaller members of the delphinid family and are among the few cetaceans without a dorsal fin or ridge, a trait shared with right whales that likely gave the genus its common name; the northern species is the only finless dolphin in the Pacific and the southern species the only one in the Southern Hemisphere. Despite being known to science since the nineteenth century, comparatively little is documented about their life history and behavior.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Member Count Band
Under 10 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Neogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Right whale dolphin (Wikipedia)
contains the northern right whale dolphin and the southern right whale dolphinView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Right whale dolphin
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Lissodelphis
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Lissodelphis
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Lissodelphis" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
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Wikidata: Lissodelphis
Wikidata Q667436, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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