Pseudorca crassidens (Owen 1846)

[Phocaena] crassidens Owen 1846, Hist. Brit. Foss. Mamm. Birds: 516.

Type Locality: UK, England, "in the great fen of Lincolnshire beneath the turf, in the neighborhood of the ancient town of Stamford". (subfossil).

Vernacular Names: False Killer Whale.

Synonyms: Pseudorca destructor (Cope 1866); Pseudorca meridionalis (Flower 1865) .

Distribution: Worldwide: temperate to tropical waters.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).