Classification of Vidal 1991

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]
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 [minke whale]
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879 [Eden's whale]
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 [blue whale]
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
G. †Burtinopsis Van Beneden 1872
G. †Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859
Invalid names: Megapterinae Flower 1865 [empty]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg 1861 [gray whale]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
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G. †Albireo Barnes 1984
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†Albireo whistleri Barnes 1984
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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Subfm. †Delphininae Flower 1867
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
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Grampus griseus Cuvier 1812 [Risso's dolphin]
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill 1865 [Pacific white-sided dolphin]
G. Stenella Gray 1866
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Stenella attenuata Gray 1846 [pantropical spotted dolphin]
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
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Tursiops truncatus Gray 1866 [common bottlenose dolphin]
Subfm. Globicephalinae Gray 1866
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G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
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Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 [orca]
G. Peponocephala Nishiwaki and Norris 1966
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Peponocephala electra Gray 1846 [melon-headed whale]
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
Subfm. Lissodelphinae Fraser and Purves 1960
Subfm. Steninae Fraser and Purves 1960
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G. Steno Gray 1846
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Steno bredanensis Lesson 1828 [rough-toothed dolphin]
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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Subfm. Delphinapterinae Gill 1871
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G. †Denebola Barnes 1984
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†Denebola brachycephala Barnes 1984
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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Subfm. Phocoeninae Gray 1825
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G. Phocoena Cuvier 1816
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Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958 [Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise]
Invalid names: Phocoenoidinae Barnes 1984 [empty]
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. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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Invalid names: Parapontoporiinae Barnes 1984 [empty]
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
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Berardius bairdii Stejneger 1883
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
Invalid names: Squalodontoidea Simpson 1945 [empty]
Or. Carnivora Bowdich 1821 [carnivoran]
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Subor. Fissipedia Blumenbach 1791
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Fm. Mustelidae Fischer 1817 [mustelid carnivore]
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G. Lutra Brisson 1762 [otter]
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Lutra longicaudis Olfers 1818 [neotropical otter]
Subor. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. Mirounga Gray 1827 [elephant seal]
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Mirounga angustirostris Gill 1866 [northern elephant seal]
G. Monachus Flemming 1822 [monk seal]
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†Monachus tropicalis Gray 1850
G. Phoca Linnaeus 1758 [seal]
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Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 [harbor seal]
Tr. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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Subfm. †Dusignathinae Mitchell 1968
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G. †Dusignathus Kellogg 1927
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Subfm. Odobeninae Allen 1880
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G. †Aivukus Repenning and Tedford 1977
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†Aivukus cedrosensis Repenning and Tedford 1977
Subfm. Otariinae Gray 1825
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897 [Guadalupe fur seal]
G. †Thalassoleon Repenning and Tedford 1977
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†Thalassoleon mexicanus Repenning and Tedford 1977
G. Zalophus Gill 1866 [California sea lion]
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Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy 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
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†Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes 1973
G. †Parapontoporia Barnes 1984
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†Parapontoporia pacifica Barnes 1984
G. Phocoenoides Andrews 1911
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Phocoenoides dalli True 1885 [Dall's porpoise]
G. Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
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Or. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Invalid names: Trichechiformes Hay 1923 [empty]