Orcaella heinsohni
I. Beasley, K. M. Robertson, & Arnold, 2005
Australian Snubfin Dolphin
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Cetacea |
| Parvorder | : Odontoceti |
| Superfamily | : Delphinoidea |
| Family | : Delphinidae |
| Subfamily | : Globicephalinae |
| Genus | : Orcaella |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Beasley, I., Robertson, K.M. and Arnold, P. 2005-07. Description of a new dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin _Orcaella heinsohni_ sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science 21(3):365-400.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01239.xOriginal name as described
Orcaella heinsohni
Type material
QM JM4721
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE95622/orcaella-heinsohniType locality
Horseshoe Bay, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Australia · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Beasley, I., Robertson, K. M., & Arnold, P. (2005). Description of a new dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n.(Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science, 21(3), 365-400.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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