Classification of Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008

G. †Squalodon Grateloup 1840
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Squalodon calvertensis Kellogg 1923
Squalodon whitmorei Dooley 2005
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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G. †Champsodelphis Gervais 1852
Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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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. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus harmatuki Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
G. Stenella Gray 1866
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Stenella kabatensis Horikawa 1977
Stenella rayi Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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Subfm. †Kentriodontinae Slijper 1936
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G. †Delphinodon Leidy 1869
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Delphinodon dividum True 1912
G. †Kentriodon Kellogg 1927
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Kentriodon schneideri Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Subfm. †Pithanodelphininae Barnes 1985
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G. †Atocetus Muizon 1988
Invalid names: Lophocetinae Barnes 1978 [empty]
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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Subfm. Delphinapterinae Gill 1871
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G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
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Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901
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G. †Xiphiacetus Lambert 2005
G. †Nannolithax Kellogg 1931
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
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Subfm. Kogiinae Gill 1871
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G. †Aprixokogia Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
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Aprixokogia kelloggi Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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Invalid names: Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty]
Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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G. †Araeodelphis Kellogg 1957
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Araeodelphis natator Kellogg 1957
Subfm. †Pomatodelphininae Barnes 2002
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G. †Pomatodelphis Allen 1921
Fm. †Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz 1917
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G. †Phocageneus Leidy 1869
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Phocageneus venustus Leidy 1869
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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G. Pontoporia Gray 1846
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. †Choneziphius Duvernoy 1851
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Choneziphius trachops Leidy 1876
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824
G. †Ninoziphius Muizon 1983
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Ninoziphius platyrostris Muizon 1983
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
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Invalid names: Hyperoodon gervaisii Duvernoy 1851 [synonym], Hyperoodon semijunctus Cope 1865 [synonym], Ziphius grebnitzkii Stejneger 1883 [synonym]
Invalid names: Delphinodon mento Cope 1867 [invalid subgroup], Tretosphys Cope 1868 [nomen dubium]
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. †Balaenula Van Beneden 1872
Invalid names: Balaenotus Van Beneden 1872 [nomen nudum], Probalaena Du Bus 1867 [nomen nudum]
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 borealina Van Beneden 1880
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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Subfm. †Cetotheriinae Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Subfm. Herpetocetinae Steeman 2007
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G. †Herpetocetus Van Beneden 1872
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Herpetocetus transatlanticus Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Gricetoides Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
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Gricetoides aurorae Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008