Full reference: J. H. Geisler, M. R. McGowen, G. Yang and J. Gatesy. 2011. A supermatrix analysis of genomic, morphological, and paleontological data from crown Cetacea. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11(112):1-33
Parent taxon: Chaeomysticeti according to M. R. Buono et al. 2017
See also Berta 2017, Fleming et al. 2022, Geisler et al. 2011, Marx and Fordyce 2015 and Tanaka et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Balaenomorpha, Cetotheriidae, Cetotheriopsidae, Cetotheriopsis, Cetotherium incertum, Cetotherium klinderi, Cetotherium pusillum, Eomysticetidae, Eomysticetoidea, Halicetus, Jobancetus, Megapteropsis, Piscocetus, Sitsqwayk, Tlaxcallicetus, Whakakai
Subtaxa: Balaenopteroidea Cetotherioidea Isanacetus Tranatocetidae
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder