Odontoceti, Flower, 1867

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 125

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4572016

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scientific name

Odontoceti
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Key to families of Odontoceti View in CoL View at ENA in Korea

1 Nares of similar size................................................................................... 2

- Skull extremely asymmetrical; left nare much larger than right......................................... Physeteridae View in CoL

2 Heterodont teeth; large teeth restricted lower jaw; no teeth on upper jar.................................... Ziphiidae View in CoL

- Homodont teeth; mandibular symphysis short: <1/3 of mandible length........................................... 3

3 Teeth <12, concentrated from frontal tip to 2/3 of jaw and absent on 2/3 to rear end of both upper and lower jaws................................................................................................... Monodontidae View in CoL

- Teeth>12, evenly distributed on both jaws (except Grampus View in CoL : only lower teeth)..................................... 4

4 Teeth pointed; no bony boss on nares............................................................. Delphinidae View in CoL

- Teeth blunt; bony boss on nares................................................................. Phocoenidae View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetacea

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