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Cetacea

10262  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10262)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Cetacea (Order)
Brisson, 1762
accepted
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  1. Family Acrodelphinidae Rice, 1984 †
  2. Family Aetiocetidae Emlong, 1966 †
  3. Family Agorophiidae Abel, 1913 †
  4. Family Albireonidae Barnes, 1984 †
  5. Family Allodelphinidae Barnes, 2006 †
  6. Family Ambulocetidae Thewissen et al., 1996 †
  7. Family Ashleycetidae Sanders & Geisler, 2015 †
  8. Family Balaenidae Gray, 1821
  9. Family Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
  10. Family Balaenopteroidea incertae sedis †
  11. Family Basilosauridae Cope, 1868 †
  12. Genus Brevirostrodelphis Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  13. Genus Cammackacetus Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  14. Genus Caolodelphis Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  15. Family Cetotheriidae Brandt, 1872 †
  16. Family Cetotheriopsidae Brandt, 1872 †
  17. Family Dalpiazinidae de Muizon, 1988 †
  18. Genus Delphinavus Lull, 1914 †
  19. Family Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  20. Family Delphinoidea incertae sedis
  21. Genus Enigmatocetus Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  22. Family Eomysticetidae Sanders & Barnes, 2002 †
  23. Family Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
  24. Family Eurhinodelphidae Abel, 1901 †
  25. Family Eurhinodelphinidae Abel, 1901 †
  26. Genus Hadrodelphis Kellogg, 1966 †
  27. Family Hemisyntrachelidae Slijper, 1936 †
  28. Genus Herbeinodelphis Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  29. Family Iniidae Gray, 1846
  30. Family Inticetidae Lambert, de Muizon, Malinverno, Di Celma, Urbina & Bianucci, 2018 †
  31. Genus Isanacetus Kimura & Ozawa, 2002 †
  32. Family Kekenodontidae Mitchell, 1989 †
  33. Family Kentriodontidae Slijper, 1936 †
  34. Family Kogiidae Gill, 1871
  35. Family Lipotidae Zhou, 1979
  36. Family Mammalodontidae Mitchell, 1989 †
  37. Genus Microzeuglodon Stromer von Reichenbach, 1903 †
  38. Genus Miminiacetus Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  39. Genus Miodelphis Wilson, 1935 †
  40. Family Monodontidae Gray, 1821
  41. Family Mystacodontidae Lambert et al., 2017 †
  42. Family Mysticeti incertae sedis
  43. Family Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873
  44. Family Odobenocetopsidae de Muizon, 1993 †
  45. Family Odontoceti incertae sedis
  46. Family Phocoenidae Gray, 1825
  47. Family Physeteridae Gray, 1821
  48. Family Physeteroidea incertae sedis
  49. Genus Pictodelphis Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  50. Family Platanistidae Gray, 1846
  51. Family Platanistoidea incertae sedis
  52. Genus Platylithax Kellogg, 1931 †
  53. Family Pontoporiidae Gray, 1870
  54. Family Protocetidae Stromer, 1908 †
  55. Genus Protodelphinus Dal Piaz, 1922 †
  56. Family Remingtonocetidae Kumar & Sahni, 1986 †
  57. Family Rhabdosteidae Gill, 1871 †
  58. Genus Sinanodelphis Makiyama, 1936 †
  59. Family Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz, 1916 †
  60. Family Squalodontidae Brandt, 1873 †
  61. Family Squaloziphiidae Muizon, 1991 †
  62. Family Thalassotherii incertae sedis †
  63. Family Tranatocetidae Gol'din & Steeman, 2015 †
  64. Family Triisodontidae †
  65. Family Waipatiidae Fordyce, 1994 †
  66. Genus Westmorelandelphis Godfrey & Lambert, 2023 †
  67. Family Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 †
  68. Family Zignodelphidae Rice, 1998 †
  69. Family Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
  70. Family Delphinorhynchidae Sclater, 1887 accepted as Odontoceti incertae sedis (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  71. Family Cetacea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  72. Family Physeteroidea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  73. Family Agaphelidae Gray, 1870 accepted as Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
  74. Family Balanadae Gray, 1821 accepted as Balaenidae Gray, 1821
  75. Family Belugidae Gray, 1868 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
  76. Family Catodontidae F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Physeteridae Gray, 1821
  77. Family Dalpiaziniidae † accepted as Dalpiazinidae de Muizon, 1988 †
  78. Family Delphinapteridae Kasuya, 1973 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  79. Family Delphinapteridae Gill, 1871 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
  80. Family Delphinoidae Guerin, 1874 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  81. Family Delphinusideae Lesson, 1842 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  82. Family Eschrichtidae Miller & Kellogg, 1955 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
  83. Family Globicephalidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  84. Family Globidelphinidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  85. Family Globiocephalidae Gray, 1850 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  86. Family Grampidae Gray, 1871 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  87. Family Heterodontidae Girard, 1852 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
  88. Family Holodontidae Brandt, 1873 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  89. Family Hyperoodontidae Gray, 1846 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
  90. Family Hypognathodontidae Brandt, 1873 accepted as Odontoceti incertae sedis (obsolete name)
  91. Family Mirocetidae Sanders & Geisler, 2015 † accepted as Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 †
  92. Family Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
  93. Family Orcadae Gray, 1871 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  94. Family Orcaelidae Nishiwaki, 1972 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  95. Family Orcaellidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  96. Family Phocaenidae Gray, 1825 accepted as Phocoenidae Gray, 1825
  97. Family Physalinidae Gray, 1868 accepted as Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
  98. Family Rachianectidae Weber, 1904 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
  99. Family Stenidae Fraser & Purves, 1960 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
  100. Family Stenodelphidae accepted as Iniidae Gray, 1846
  101. Family Susuidae Hershkovitz, 1966 accepted as Platanistidae Gray, 1846
  102. Family Susuoidea Gray, 1868 accepted as Platanistidae Gray, 1846
  103. Family Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
  104. Family Xiphidae Ameghino, 1889 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
  105. Genus Protodelphinus Haeckel, 1895 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  106. Family Squalodelphidae Dal Piaz, 1916 † accepted as Hyperoodontidae Gray, 1846 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2022). Cetacea. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10262 on 2025-07-10
Date
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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2022-04-25 18:45:53Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2022-04-26 18:56:39Z
changed
Rees, Tony

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
note: as suborder [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Whales, dolphins and porpoises. [details]
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