Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

NZOR Identifier: 8a4a806c-d997-4960-9e7a-82ac875054aa

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 8f614d92-e6ec-4d47-8c82-49cd0360fa05)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
subphylum
Craniata
superclass
Gnathostomata
class
Mammalia
order
Cetacea
suborder
Odontoceti
family
Delphinidae
genus
Orcinus
species
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Indigenous
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Linnaeus
Rank
species
Year
1758
Nomenclatural Comment
Marine
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
Yes

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
8f614d92-e6ec-4d47-8c82-49cd0360fa05
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Orcinus (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
ea9b2220-b50c-4a4d-bfd8-cf2efc317663
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Orcinus
Preferred Name
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
7af035ac-63b3-4270-95bb-16c3ab21671a
According to
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I., Compiled by King, C.M.; Baker, A.M.; Fordyce, R.E. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Living and Holocene mammals and extinct non-marine mammals. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.
Preferred Name
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) }

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Killer whale
Name Id
f64edfab-010f-4cad-9477-205ddf5b465c
According To
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicol, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, R.; Macadie, I., Compiled by King, C.M.; Baker, A.M.; Fordyce, R.E. 24: Phylum CHORDATA: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, Living and Holocene mammals and extinct non-marine mammals. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.

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