IRMNG - Cetacea

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IRMNG taxon details

Cetacea

IRMNG_ID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Mammalia

Direct children (85)
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Family Acrodelphinidae Rice, 1984 †
Family Aetiocetidae Emlong, 1966 †
Family Agorophiidae Abel, 1913 †
Family Albireonidae Barnes, 1984 †
Family Allodelphinidae Barnes, 2006 †
Family Ambulocetidae Thewissen et al., 1996 †
Family Ashleycetidae Sanders & Geisler, 2015 †
Family Balaenidae Gray, 1821
Family Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
Family Basilosauridae Cope, 1868 †
Family Cetotheriidae Brandt, 1872 †
Family Cetotheriopsidae Brandt, 1872 †
Family Dalpiazinidae Muizon, 1988 †
Family Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Delphinoidea incertae sedis
Family Delphinorhynchidae Sclater, 1887
Family Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
Family Eurhinodelphidae Abel, 1901 †
Family Eurhinodelphinidae Abel, 1901 †
Family Hapalodectidae Ting & Li, 1987 †
Family Hemisyntrachelidae Slijper, 1936 †
Family Hypognathodontidae Brandt, 1873
Family Iniidae Gray, 1846
Family Kentriodontidae Slijper, 1936 †
Family Kogiidae Gill, 1871
Family Lipotidae Zhou, 1979
Family Mammalodontidae Mitchell, 1989 †
Family Mesonychidae Cope, 1880 †
Family Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Family Mysticeti incertae sedis
Family Neobalaenidae Miller, 1923
Family Odobenocetopsidae Muizon, 1993
Family Odontoceti incertae sedis
Family Phocoenidae Gray, 1825
Family Physeteridae Gray, 1821
Family Physeteroidea incertae sedis
Family Platanistidae Gray, 1846
Family Platanistoidea incertae sedis
Family Pontoporiidae Gray, 1870
Family Protocetidae Stromer, 1908 †
Family Remingtonocetidae Kumar & Sahni, 1986 †
Family Rhabdosteidae Gill, 1871 †
Family Squalodelphidae Dal Piaz, 1917 †
Family Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz, 1916 †
Family Squalodontidae Brandt, 1873 †
Family Thalassotherii incertae sedis †
Family Tranatocetidae Gol'din & Steeman, 2015 †
Family Triisodontidae †
Family Waipatiidae Fordyce, 1994 †
Family Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 †
Family Zignodelphidae Rice, 1998 †
Family Ziphiidae Gray, 1864

Family Cetacea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Family Physeteroidea (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)

Family Agaphelidae Gray, 1870 accepted as Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
Family Balanadae Gray, 1821 accepted as Balaenidae Gray, 1821
Family Belugidae Gray, 1868 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Family Catodontidae F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Physeteridae Gray, 1821
Family Dalpiaziniidae † accepted as Dalpiazinidae Muizon, 1988 †
Family Delphinapteridae Gill, 1871 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Family Delphinapteridae Kasuya, 1973 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Delphinoidae Guerin, 1874 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Delphinusideae Lesson, 1842 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Eschrichtidae Miller & Kellogg, 1955 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
Family Globicephalidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Globidelphinidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Globiocephalidae Gray, 1850 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Grampidae Gray, 1871 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Heterodontidae Girard, 1852 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
Family Holodontidae Brandt, 1873 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Hyperoodontidae Gray, 1846 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864
Family Mirocetidae Sanders & Geisler, 2015 † accepted as Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 †
Family Norvallidae Burnett, 1830 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Family Orcadae Gray, 1871 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Orcaelidae Nishiwaki, 1972 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Orcaellidae Nishiwaki, 1963 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Phocaenidae Gray, 1825 accepted as Phocoenidae Gray, 1825
Family Physalinidae Gray, 1868 accepted as Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
Family Rachianectidae Weber, 1904 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
Family Stenidae Fraser & Purves, 1960 accepted as Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Family Stenodelphidae accepted as Iniidae Gray, 1846
Family Susuidae Hershkovitz, 1966 accepted as Platanistidae Gray, 1846
Family Susuoidea Gray, 1868 accepted as Platanistidae Gray, 1846
Family Tachynicidae Brookes, 1828 accepted as Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Family Xiphidae Ameghino, 1889 accepted as Ziphiidae Gray, 1864

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2020). Cetacea. Accessed at: http://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10262 on 2020-10-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

by

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

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Sources (0)

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