Classification of Fraser and Purves 1960
Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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Subfm. Balaenopterinae Flower 1865
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
Fm. Eschrichtidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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Subfm. †Delphininae Flower 1867
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
G. Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
G. Stenella Gray 1866
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus acutus Gray 1828
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray 1846 [white-beaked dolphin]
Lagenorhynchus obscurus Gray 1828
Subfm. Orcininae Wagner 1846
Invalid names: Cephalorhynchinae Fraser and Purves 1960 [empty]
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Platanistinae Flower 1867 [empty], Stenodelphininae Miller 1923 [empty]
Invalid names: Monodontoidea Fraser and Purves 1960 [empty]
Fm. Phocaenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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Subfm. Ziphiinae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
Subfm. Eschrichtinae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
Invalid names: Eschrichtinae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [empty]