Classification of Fordyce and Barnes 1994
Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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Subfm. Balaenopterinae Flower 1865
Invalid names: Megapterinae Flower 1865 [empty]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
Fm. †Kekenodontidae Mitchell 1989
Fm. †Llanocetidae Mitchell 1989
Fm. †Mammalodontidae Mitchell 1989
Fm. Neobalaenidae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. †Agorophiidae Abel 1914
Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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Subfm. †Delphininae Flower 1867
Subfm. Globicephalinae Gray 1866
Subfm. Steninae Fraser and Purves 1960
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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Subfm. †Kentriodontinae Slijper 1936
Invalid names: Kampholophinae Barnes 1978 [empty], Lophocetinae Barnes 1978 [empty]
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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Subfm. Delphinapterinae Gill 1871
Subfm. Monodontinae Miller 1923
Invalid names: Orcaellinae Nishiwaki 1963 [empty]
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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Subfm. Phocoeninae Gray 1825
Invalid names: Phocoenoidinae Barnes 1984 [empty]
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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Subfm. †Hoplocetinae Cabrera 1926
Invalid names: Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty]
Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988
Fm. †Squalodelphidae Dal Piaz 1917
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
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Subfm. †Patriocetinae Abel 1914
Invalid names: Squalodontinae Rothausen 1968 [empty]
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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Invalid names: Lipotinae Barnes 1985 [empty], Parapontoporiinae Barnes 1984 [empty], Pontoporiinae Gray 1870 [empty]