Classification of Barnes 1977
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill 1865 [Pacific white-sided dolphin]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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G. †Grypolithax Kellogg 1931
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†Grypolithax obscura Kellogg 1931
†Grypolithax pavida Kellogg 1931
G. †Lamprolithax Kellogg 1931
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†Lamprolithax annectens Kellogg 1931
†Lamprolithax simulans Kellogg 1931
G. †Lophocetus Cope 1867
G. †Pithanodelphis Abel 1905
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Squalodon errabundus Kellogg 1931 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore 1963
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville 1817
Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
G. Stenella Gray 1866
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. Kogia Gray 1846
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Kogia breviceps Blainville 1838 [pygmy sperm whale]
Kogia simus Owen 1866 [dwarf sperm whale]
G. †Praekogia Barnes 1973
G. †Scaldicetus Du Bus 1867
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934
G. †Herpetocetus Van Beneden 1872
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 [minke whale]
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 [sei whale]
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879 [Eden's whale]
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 [blue whale]
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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†Megaptera miocaena Kellogg 1922
Megaptera novaeangliae Brisson 1762 [humpback whale]
G. †Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859
Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. †Balaenula Van Beneden 1872
G. Eubalaena Gray 1864 [right whale]
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Eubalaena glacialis Muller 1776 [North Atlantic right whale]
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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G. Phocoena Cuvier 1816
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Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 [harbor porpoise]
Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958 [Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise]
Fm. †Eurhinodelphidae Abel 1901
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G. †Argyrocetus Lydekker 1894
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†Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis Wilson 1935
†Argyrocetus joaquinensis Kellogg 1932
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Invalid names: Doliodelphis littlei Wilson 1935 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis extensus Wilson 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Doliodelphis Wilson 1935 [synonym]