Object: Killer whale, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Registration Number  MM002615
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Mammalia
Order  Cetacea
Family  Delphinidae
Scientific Name
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common / Maori name  killer whale, orca
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  South Island, Marlborough
Precise locality  Allports Island, Queen Charlotte Sound
Date collected  1994
Section  Marine Mammals

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