Name
Cetancodonta
dolphin, orca, sperm whale
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Suborder: Cetancodonta
Habitat
Pelagic marine aquatic (although there are species alien to our fauna that inhabit rivers).
Feeding
Carnivorous (catching fish, cephalopods and other marine animals)
Distribution
All oceans (some species in large rivers)
Conservation status
Many globally threatened species. In Spain 20 species are included in the List of Species under Special Protection Regime, several of them or some of their populations considered vulnerable and the harbour porpoise in danger of extinction (Royal Decree 139/2011).
Additional information
Homodont dentition. Nostrils displaced to the top of the head (opening outwards in a single blowhole). Forelegs fin-shaped, without hind legs and with a strong, muscular tail.
Additional information
Bibliography
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