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Taxonomy Testing Space [1]

Killer whale[2]
Two killer whales jump above the sea surface, showing their black, white and grey coloration. The closer whale is upright and viewed from the side, while the other whale is arching backward to display its underside.
Transient killer whales near Unimak Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Diagram showing a killer whale and scuba diver from the side: The whale is about four times longer than the person, who is roughly as long as the whale's dorsal fin.
Size comparison to an average human
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
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Genus:
Orcinus

Species:
O. orca
Binomial name
Orcinus orca
A world map shows killer whales are found throughout every ocean, except parts of the Arctic. They are also absent from the Black and Baltic Seas.
Orcinus orca range (in blue)
Synonyms

Orca gladiator

Urginea Nagarjunae Hemadri & Swahari Sasibhushan
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota

Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Tracheophyta phylum_authority = Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
Class:
Magnoliopsida

Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Asparagaceae
Tribe:
Hyacintheae
Genus:
Urginea genus_authority= Steinheil, 1834
  1. ^ Archaeological evidence of resource utilisation of the great whales over the past two millennia: A systematic review protocol. "Archaeological evidence of resource utilisation of the great whales over the past two millennia: A systematic review protocol". PLOS. PLOS. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Order Cetacea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 723–743. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ "Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2011.