| Pontoporiidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| | |
| La Plata Dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| Superfamily: | Inioidea |
| Family: | Pontoporiidae Gray, 1870 |
| Genera | |
† Auroracetus | |
Pontoporiidae is a family of toothed whales, containing the extant genus Pontoporia , and ten extinct genera. [1] Pontoporia contains the sole extant species, the La Plata dolphin, which is endemic to South America.