Classification of Scammon and Cope 1869

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Denticete Gray 1864
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Beluga Rafinesque 1815
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Beluga declivis Cope 1865
G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus obliquidens Gill 1865 [Pacific white-sided dolphin]
Delphinus styx Gray 1846
G. Globicephalus Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephalus scammonii Scammon and Cope 1869
G. Grampus Gray 1828
G. Monodon Linnaeus 1758 [narwhal]
G. Neomeris Gray 1846
G. Orca Gray 1846 [killer whale]
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Orca ater Scammon and Cope 1869
Orca rectipinna Scammon and Cope 1869
G. Phocaena Cuvier 1816
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G. Sagmatias Cope 1866
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. Hyperaodon Lacépède 1804
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. †Agaphelus Cope 1868
G. Balaena Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
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Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Balaenoptera velifera Scammon and Cope 1869
G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
G. †Hunterius Flower 1864
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
G. Rachianectes Trouessart 1898
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G. Sibbaldius Flower 1865
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Sibbaldius sulfureus Scammon and Cope 1869
Invalid names: Mysticete Gray 1864 [empty]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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