The ORDER Cetacea

• Suborder ARCHAEOCETI (archaeocetes or zeuglodonts) - EXTINCT
  • Family PROTOCETIDAE
    (Fossil only - Lower to upper Eocene).
  • Family DORUDONTIDAE
    (Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Miocene).
  • Family BASILOSAURIDAE
    (Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Oligocene).
• Suborder ODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
  • Family AGOROPHIIDAE - EXTINCT
    (Fossil only - Upper Eocene).
  • Family SQUALODONTIDAE - EXTINCT
    (Fossil only - Upper Oligocene to lower Pliocene).
  • Family PLATANISTIDAE
    (River dophins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
    • Genus PLATANISTA
      • Species P. GANGETICA
        • Ganges River Dolphin
      • Species P. MINOR
        • Indus River Dolphin
    • Genus PLATANISTIDAE
      • Species I. GEOFFRENSIS
        • Amazon River Dolphin
    • Genus LIPOTES
      • Species L. VEXILLIFER
        • Chinese River Dolphin
    • Genus PONTOPORIA
      • Species P. BLAINVILLEI
        • Franciscana Dolphin
  • Family ZIPHIIDAE (formerly Family Hyperoodontidae)
    (Beaked whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
    • Genus BERARDIUS
      • Species B. BAIRDII
        • Baird's Beaked Whale
      • Species B. ARNUXII
        • Arnoux's Beaked Whale
    • Genus TASMACETUS
      • Species T. SHEPHERDI
        • Shepherd's Beaked Whale
    • Genus ZIPHIUS
      • Species Z. CAVIROSTRIS
        • Cuvier's Beaked Whale
    • Genus HYPEROODON
      • Species H. AMPULLATUS
        • Northern Bottlenose Whale
      • Species H. PLANIFRONS
        • Southern Bottlenose Whale
    • Genus MESOPLODON
      • Species M. PACIFICUS
        • Longman's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. HECTORI
        • Hector's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. MIRUS
        • True's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. EUROPAEUS
        • Gervais' Beaked Whale
      • Species M. GINDGODENS
        • Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale
      • Species M. GRAYI
        • Gray's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. CARLHUBBSI
        • Hubbs' Beaked Whale
      • Species M. STEJNEGERI
        • Stejneger's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. BOWDOINI
        • Andrews' Beaked Whale
      • Species M. BIDENS
        • Sowerby's Beaked Whale
      • Species M. LAYARDII
        • Strap-Toothed Whale
      • Species M . DENSIROSTRIS
        • Blainville's Beaked Whale
  • Family PHYSETERIDAE (Sperm Whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
    • Genus PHYSETER
      • Species P. MACROCEPHALUS
        • Sperm Whale
    • Genus KOGIA
      • Species K. BREVICEPS
        • Pygmy Sperm Whale
      • Species K. SIMUS
        • Dwarf Sperm Whale
  • Family MONODONTIDAE (Narwhal and Beluga - Pleistocene to Recent).
    • Genus DELPHINAPTERUS
      • Species D. LEUCAS
        • Beluga
    • Genus MONODON
      • Species M. MONOCEROS
        • Narwhal
  • Family PHOCOENIDAE (Porpoises - Upper Miocene to Recent).
    • Genus PHOCOENA
      • Species P. PHOCOENA
        • Harbor Porpoise
      • Species P. SINUS
        • Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
      • Species P. DIOPTRICA
        • Spectacled Porpoise
      • Species P. SPINIPINNIS
        • Burmeister's Porpoise
    • Genus NEOPHOCAENA
      • Species N. PHOCAENOIDES
        • Finless Porpoise
    • Genus PHOCOENOIDES
      • Species P. DALLI
        • Dall's Porpoise
  • Family DELPHINIDAE (Dolphins and killer whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
    • Genus STENO
      • Species S. BREDANENSIS
        • Rough-Toothed Dolphin
    • Genus SOUSA
      • Species S. CHINENSIS
        • Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin
      • Species S. TEUSZII
        • Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin
    • Genus SOTALIA
      • Species S. FLUVIATILIS
        • Tucuxi Dolphin
    • Genus TURSIOPS
      • Species T. TRUNCATUS
        • Bottlenose Dolphin
    • Genus STENELLA
      • Species S. LONGIROSTRIS
        • Spinner Dolphins
      • Species S. CLYMENE
        • Short-Snouted Spinner Dolphin
      • Species S. PLAGIODON
        • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
      • Species S. ATTENUATA
        • Spotted Dolphin
      • Species S. COERULEOALBA
        • Striped Dolphin
    • Genus DELPHINUS
      • Species D. DELPHIS
        • Common Dolphin
    • Genus LAGENODELPHIS
      • Species L. HOSEI
        • Fraser's Dolphin
    • Genus LAGENORHYNCHUS
      • Species L. ALBIROSTRIS
        • White-Beaked Dolphin
      • Species L. ACUTUS
        • Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
      • Species L. OBLIQUIDENS
        • Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
      • Species L. OBSCURUS
        • Dusky Dolphin
      • Species L. AUSTRALIS
        • Peale's Dolphin
      • Species L. CRUCIGER
        • Hourglass Dolphin
    • Genus CEPHALORHYNCHUS
      • Species C. COMMERSONII
        • Commerson's Dolphin
      • Species C. HEAVISIDII
        • Heaviside's Dolphin
      • Species C. EUTROPIA
        • Chilean Dolphin
      • Species C. HECTORI
        • Hector's Dolphin
    • Genus LISSODELPHIS
      • Species L. BOREALIS
        • Northern Right Whale Dolphin
      • Species L. PERONII
        • Southern Right Whale Dolphin
    • Genus GRAMPUS
      • Species G. GRISEUS
        • Risso's Dolphin
    • Genus PEPONOCEPHALA
      • Species P. ELECTRA
        • Melon-Headed Whale
    • Genus FERESA
      • Species F. ATTENUATA
        • Pygmy Killer Whale
    • Genus PSEUDORCA
      • Species P. CRASSIDENS
        • False Killer Whale
    • Genus GLOBICEPHALA
      • Species G. MALAENA
        • Long-Finned Pilot Whale
      • Species G. MACRORHYNCHUS
        • Short-Finned Pilot Whale
    • Genus ORCINUS
      • Species O. ORCA
        • Killer Whale
    • Genus ORCAELLA
      • Species O. BREVIROSTRIS
        • Irrawaddy Dolphin
  • Family STENIDAE (Long-snouted dolphins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
  • Family EURHINODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
  • Family HEMISYNTRACHELIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
  • Family ACRODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
• Suborder MYSTICETI (baleen, or whalebone, whales)
  • Family AETIOCETIDAE
  • Family PATRIOCETIDAE
  • Family CETOTHERIIDAE
  • Family ESCHRIDHTIIDAE
    • Genus ESCHRICHTIUS
      • Species E. ROBUSTUS
        • Gray Whale
  • Family BALAENIDAE
    • Genus EUBALAENA
      • Species E. GLACIALIS
        • Right Whale
    • Genus BALAENA
      • Species B. MYSTICETUS
        • Bowhead Whale
    • Genus CAPEREA
      • Species C. MARGINATA
        • Pygmy Right Whale
  • Family BALAENOPTERIDAE
    • Genus BALAENOPTERA
      • Species B. MUSCULUS
        • Blue Whale
      • Species B. PHYSALUS
        • Fin Whale
      • Species B. BOREALIS
        • Sei Whale
      • Species B. EDENI
        • Bryde's Whale
      • Species B. ACUTOROSTRATA
        • Minke Whale
    • Genus MEGAPTERA
      • Species M. NOVAEANGLIAE
        • Humpback Whale

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