Classification of Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951
Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
G. Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
G. Orcaella Gray 1866
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
G. Sotalia Gray 1866
G. Stenella Gray 1866
G. Steno Gray 1846
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. Balaena Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
G. Eubalaena Gray 1864 [right whale]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon gervaisi Deslongchamps 1866 [synonym]