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IRMNG taxon details
Cetacea
IRMNG_ID
10262
(urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10262)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Chordata
(Phylum)
Vertebrata
(Subphylum)
Mammalia
(Class)
Cetacea
(Order)
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 2021-01-22
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
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Sources (0)
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