- (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are
small dolphin-like
cetaceans classified under the
family Phocoenidae.
Although similar in
appearance to dolphins, they are more
closely related...
- species. "Phocoena
Cuvier 1816 (porpoise)
Osteichthyes -
Delphinoidea -
Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542
Alternative spellings:
Delphinus (Phocaena)...
-
Marine mammals comprise over 130
living and
recently extinct species in
three taxonomic orders. The
Society for
Marine Mammalogy, an
international scientific...
- whales) have a
significant amount of wax ester,
whereas those of the
Phocoenidae (porpoises) and
Monodontidae (narwhals and
beluga whales)
contain little...
- individuals. The monodontids,
oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae) and
porpoises (
Phocoenidae)
together comprise the
Delphinoidea superfamily.
Genetic evidence suggests...
- The
Delphinidae are
characterized by
having distinct beaks (unlike the
Phocoenidae), two or more
fused cervical vertebrae and 20 or more
pairs of teeth...
- Cetotheriidae, Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae, Monodontidae,
Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Pontoporiidae, Ziphiidae, and Hippopotamidae...
- This is a list of the
mammal species recorded in Denmark,
listing only
species found outside captivity and
fenced enclosures, or with
certain records younger...
-
related to
Porpoises and
Whales Porpoises,
small Cetaceans of the
family Phocoenidae Delphinoidea,
superfamily encomp****ing dolphins,
porpoises and belugas...
- (1995). "Phylogenetic
relationships among the true
porpoises (Cetacea:
Phocoenidae)".
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 4 (4): 463–474. Bibcode:1995MolPE...
