IRMNG - Balaenidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG taxon details

Balaenidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG_ID

103949 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:103949)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cetacea

Synonymised names

Balanadae Gray, 1821 · unaccepted

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Genus Antwerpibalaena de Lavigerie, Bosselaers, Goolaerts, Park, Lambert & Marx, 2020 †
Genus Archaeobalaena Tanaka, Furusawa & Kimura, 2020 †
Genus Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Balaenella Bisconti, 2005 †
Genus Balaenula van Beneden, 1872 †
Genus Charadrobalaena Bisconti, Chicchi, Monegatti, Scacchetti, Campanini, Marsili & Carnevale, 2023 †
Genus Eubalaena Gray, 1864
Genus Mesoteras Cope, 1870 †
Genus Morenocetus Cabrera, 1926 †
Genus Protobalaena Du Bus, 1867 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Balena Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Balaena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Baloena Lesson, 1827 accepted as Balaena Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Baloena Robineau, 1989 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Halibalaena Gray, 1873 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Hunterius Gray, 1866 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Hunterus Gray, 1864 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Leiobalaena Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Balaena Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Macleayanus Marschall, 1873 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Macleayius Gray, 1865 accepted as Eubalaena Gray, 1864 (synonym)
Genus Probalaena Beneden, 1872 † accepted as Protobalaena Du Bus, 1867 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Balaenidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103949 on 2024-11-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-04-30 19:00:02Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Cetacea (Order) > Mysticeti (Suborder) > Balaenidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Right whales. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Lower Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

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To WoRMS (from synonym Balanadae Gray, 1821)