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Taxon: Genus Orca Gray, 1846 (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name Gray, 1846. Voy. "Ereb. Terr., " 33.

Etymology

Latin (subst. fem.) orca (gen.: orcae), large-bellied pot. Ref: ICZN, 1999: Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).

Gender

Feminine Ref: ICZN, 1999. Int. Code Zool. Nomencl. (ed. 4): Art. 30.1.1 (Examples).

Synonyms

Accepted nameOrcinus (Genus) Fitzinger, 1860 Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 1993: 354.
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