Classification of the suborder Mysticeti

Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
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G. †Aetiocetus Emlong 1966
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Aetiocetus cotylalveus Emlong 1966
Aetiocetus polydentatus Barnes et al. 1995
Aetiocetus weltoni Barnes et al. 1995
G. †Ashorocetus Barnes et al. 1995
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Invalid names: Ashorocetus eguchii Barnes et al. 1995 [nomen dubium]
G. †Chonecetus Russell 1968
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Chonecetus sookensis Russell 1968
Chonecetus tomitai Barnes et al. 1995
Chonecetus yabukii Barnes et al. 1995
Invalid names: Morawanocetus Barnes et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. †Fucaia Marx et al. 2015
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Fucaia buelli Marx et al. 2015
Fucaia goedertorum Barnes et al. 1995
G. †Kaaucetus Hernández-Cisneros 2022
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Kaaucetus thesaurus Hernández-Cisneros 2022
G. †Salishicetus Peredo and Pyenson 2018
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Salishicetus meadi Peredo and Pyenson 2018
G. †Tohoraata Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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Tohoraata raekohao Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
Tohoraata waitakiensis Marples 1956
G. †Willungacetus Pledge 2005
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Invalid names: Willungacetus aldingensis Pledge 2005 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Aetiocetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty], Chonecetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty], Morawanocetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty]
Superfm. †Aetiocetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002
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G. †Niparajacetus Solis-Añorve et al. 2019
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Niparajacetus palmadentis Solis-Añorve et al. 2019
G. †Borealodon Shipps et al. 2019
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Borealodon osedax Shipps et al. 2019
Unr. Chaeomysticeti Mitchell 1989
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Unr. Balaenomorpha Geisler and Sanders 2003
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Superfm. Balaenoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. †Antwerpibalaena de Lavigerie et al. 2020
G. †Archaeobalaena Tanaka et al. 2020
G. Balaena Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
G. †Balaenella Bisconti 2005
G. †Balaenotus Van Beneden 1872
G. †Balaenula Van Beneden 1872
G. †Charadrobalaena Bisconti et al. 2023
G. Eubalaena Gray 1864 [right whale]
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Invalid names: Halibalaena Gray 1873 [synonym], Hunterius Flower 1864 [synonym], Macleayius Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Idiocetus Capellini 1876
G. †Morenocetus Cabrera 1926
G. †Peripolocetus Kellogg 1931
Invalid names: Balaena belgica Abel 1941 [nomen dubium], Balaena dubia Bravard 1858 [nomen dubium], Balaena etrusca Capellini 1872 [nomen nudum], Balaena paronai Del Prato 1900 [nomen nudum], Balaena primigenius Van Beneden 1872 [nomen nudum], Balaeninae Flower 1867 [empty], Balaenini Gray 1825 [empty], Eucetites Ameghino 1901 [nomen dubium]
G. †Persufflatius Bosselaers and Munsterman 2022
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Persufflatius renefraaijeni Bosselaers and Munsterman 2022
Superfm. †Thalassotherii Bisconti et al. 2013
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G. †Atlanticetus Bisconti et al. 2020
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Atlanticetus laevi Rule et al. 2020
Atlanticetus lavei Bisconti et al. 2020
Atlanticetus patulus Kellogg 1968
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. †Archaebalaenoptera Bisconti 2007
G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Invalid names: Benedenia Gray 1864 [synonym], Cuvierius Gray 1866 [synonym], Mysticetus Wagler 1830 [synonym], Physalis Fleming 1822 [synonym], Physalus Gray 1821 [objective synonym], Pterobalaena Eschricht 1849 [synonym], Rorqualus Cuvier 1836 [synonym], Rudolphius Gray 1866 [synonym], Sibbaldus Flower 1865 [synonym], Swinhoia Gray 1868 [synonym]
Subfm. Balaenopterinae Flower 1865
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Invalid names: Physalina Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Cetotheriophanes Brandt 1873
G. †Diunatans Bosselaers and Post 2010
G. †Eobalaenoptera Dooley et al. 2004
Subfm. Eschrichtiinae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
G. †Fragilicetus Bisconti and Bosselaers 2016
G. †Incakujira Marx and Kohno 2016
G. †Marzanoptera Bisconti et al. 2021
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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Invalid names: Cyphobalaena Marschall 1873 [synonym], Kyphobalaena Eschricht [synonym], Perqualus Gray 1846 [synonym], Poescopia Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Miobalaenoptera Tanaka and Watanabe 2019
G. †Nehalaennia Bisconti et al. 2019
G. †Notiocetus Ameghino 1891
G. †Plesiobalaenoptera Bisconti 2010
G. †Praemegaptera Behrmann 1995
G. †Protororqualus Bisconti 2007
Invalid names: Agaphelinae Gray 1870 [empty], Balaena affinis Owen 1843 [invalid subgroup], Balaena definata Owen 1843 [nomen dubium], Balaena emarginata Owen 1843 [nomen dubium], Balaena gibbosa Owen 1843 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera garopii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera musculoides Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera portisii Sacco 1890 [invalid subgroup], Balaenoptera rostratella Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera sibbaldina Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Balaenoptera taiwanica Huang 1966 [invalid subgroup], Delphinus brachyspondylus Brandt 1873 [invalid subgroup], Hadrosaurus tripos Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Megaptera affinis Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Megapterinae Flower 1865 [empty], Megapteropsis robusta Van Beneden 1872 [nomen dubium], Palaeocetidae Seeley 1865 [synonym], Parabalaenopterinae Zeigler et al. 1997 [empty], Praemegapterinae Behrmann 1995 [empty]
G. †Isocetus Van Beneden 1880
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Isocetus depauwi Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
Invalid names: Aglaocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Diorocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Pelocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Plesiocetus burtinii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium]
G. †Thinocetus Kellogg 1969
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Thinocetus arthritus Kellogg 1969
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Adicetus Figueiredo et al. 2024
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Adicetus latus Kellogg 1940
Adicetus vandelli Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
G. †Cephalotropis Cope 1896
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Cephalotropis nectus Kellogg 1940
Subfm. †Cetotheriinae Whitmore and Barnes 2008
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G. †Brandtocetus Goldin and Startsev 2014
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Brandtocetus chongulek Goldin and Startsev 2014
G. †Cetotherium Brandt 1843
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Cetotherium capellinii Brandt 1873
Cetotherium furlongi Kellogg 1925
Cetotherium parvum Trouessart 1898
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Invalid names: Delphinapterus tyrannus Cope 1868 [synonym]
Cetotherium polyporum Cope 1869
Cetotherium rathkii Brandt 1843
Cetotherium riabinini Hofstein 1948
G. †Kurdalagonus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
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Kurdalagonus maicopicus Spasski 1951
Kurdalagonus mchedlidzei Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
G. †Mithridatocetus Goldin and Startsev 2017
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Mithridatocetus adygeicus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
Mithridatocetus eichwaldi Goldin and Startsev 2017
Invalid names: Cetotherium mayeri Brandt 1871 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Zygiocetus Tarasenko 2014
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Zygiocetus nartorum Tarasenko 2014
G. †Ciuciulea Gol'din 2018
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Ciuciulea davidi Gol'din 2018
G. †Cophocetus Packard and Kellogg 1934
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Cophocetus oregonensis Packard and Kellogg 1934
G. †Eucetotherium Brandt 1873
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G. †Herentalia Bisconti 2014
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Herentalia nigra Bisconti 2014
Subfm. Herpetocetinae Steeman 2007
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G. †Herpetocetus Van Beneden 1872
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Herpetocetus bramblei Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Herpetocetus morrowi El Adli et al. 2014
Herpetocetus scaldiensis Van Beneden 1872
Herpetocetus sendaicus Hatai et al. 1963
Herpetocetus transatlanticus Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Invalid names: Mizuhoptera Hatai et al. 1963 [synonym]
G. †Nannocetus Kellogg 1929
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Nannocetus eremus Kellogg 1929
G. †Heterocetus Capellini 1877
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Heterocetus brevifrons Van Beneden 1872
Heterocetus guiscardii Capellini 1877
Heterocetus major Stefano 1900
Heterocetus scriptus Vanden Broeck 1874
Invalid names: Heterocetus sprangii Van Beneden 1886 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hibacetus Otsuka and Ota 2008
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Hibacetus hirosei Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Imerocetus Mchedlidze 1964
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Imerocetus karaganicus Mchedlidze 1964
G. †Joumocetus Kimura and Hasegawa 2010
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Joumocetus shimizui Kimura and Hasegawa 2010
G. †Metopocetus Cope 1896
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Metopocetus durinasus Cope 1896
Metopocetus hunteri Marx et al. 2016
Subfm. Neobalaeninae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
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G. Caperea Gray 1864
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Caperea marginata Gray 1846 [pygmy right whale]
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Invalid names: Balaena (Caperea) antipodarum Gray 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Neobalaena Gray 1870 [synonym]
G. †Miocaperea Bisconti 2012
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Miocaperea pulchra Bisconti 2012
G. †Palaeobalaena Moreno 1882
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Palaeobalaena bergi Moreno 1882
G. †Piscobalaena Pilleri and Siber 1989
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Piscobalaena nana Pilleri and Siber 1989
G. †Taikicetus Tanaka et al. 2018
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Taikicetus inouei Tanaka et al. 2018
G. †Titanocetus Bisconti 2006
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Titanocetus sammarinensis Capellini 1901
G. †Tiucetus Marx et al. 2017
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Tiucetus rosae Marx et al. 2017
G. †Tranatocetus Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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Tranatocetus maregermanicum Marx et al. 2019
G. †Vampalus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
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Vampalus sayasanicus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
G. †Cetotheriopsis Brandt 1871
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Invalid names: Aulocetus Van Beneden 1875 [objective synonym], Stenodon Van Beneden 1865 [replaced]
Fm. †Eomysticetidae Sanders and Barnes 2002
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G. †Echericetus Hernández-Cisneros et al. 2024
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Echericetus novellus Hernández-Cisneros et al. 2024
G. †Eomysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Eomysticetus carolinensis Sanders and Barnes 2002
Eomysticetus whitmorei Sanders and Barnes 2002
G. †Matapanui Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017
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Matapanui waihao Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017
Invalid names: Matapa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017 [replaced]
G. †Micromysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Micromysticetus rothauseni Sanders and Barnes 2002
Micromysticetus tobieni Rothausen 1971
G. †Tokarahia Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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Tokarahia kauaeroa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
Tokarahia lophocephalus Marples 1956
G. †Waharoa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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Waharoa ruwhenua Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
G. †Yamatocetus Okazaki 2012
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Yamatocetus canaliculatus Okazaki 2012
G. †Halicetus Kellogg 1969
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Halicetus ignotus Kellogg 1969
G. †Jobancetus Kimura et al. 2022
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Jobancetus pacificus Kimura et al. 2022
G. †Piscocetus Pilleri and Pilleri 1989
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Piscocetus sacaco Pilleri and Pilleri 1989
Unr. Plicogulae Geisler et al. 2011
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934
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Aglaocetus latifrons Van Beneden 1880
Aglaocetus longifrons Van Beneden 1880
Aglaocetus moreni Lydekker 1894
Aglaocetus rotundus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Amphicetus Van Beneden 1880
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Amphicetus later Van Beneden 1880
Invalid names: Amphicetus editus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Amphicetus verus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
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Diorocetus chichibuensis Yoshida et al. 2003
Diorocetus hiatus Kellogg 1968
Diorocetus shobarensis Otsuka and Ota 2008
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Archaeschrichtius Bisconti and Varola 2006
G. †Eschrichtioides Bisconti 2008
G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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Invalid names: Agaphelus Cope 1868 [synonym], Rhachianectes Trouessart 1898 [synonym]
G. †Gricetoides Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Invalid names: Rhachianectidae Weber 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Mauicetus Benham 1939
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Mauicetus parki Benham 1937
Invalid names: Lophocephalus Benham 1937 [replaced]
Superfm. †Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019
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G. †Kennedycetus Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
G. †Norrisanima Leslie et al. 2019
G. †Parabalaenoptera Zeigler et al. 1997
G. †Pelocetus Kellogg 1965
G. †Tiphyocetus Kellogg 1931
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Tiphyocetus temblorensis Kellogg 1931
G. †Uranocetus Steeman 2009
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Uranocetus gramensis Steeman 2009
Invalid names: Physalidae Gray 1864 [empty]
Superfm. Cetotherioidea Steeman 2007
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G. †Otradnocetus Mchedlidze 1984
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Otradnocetus virodovi Mchedlidze 1984
G. †Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924
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Parietobalaena affinis Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
Parietobalaena campiniana Bisconti et al. 2013
Parietobalaena laxata Van Beneden 1880
Parietobalaena palmeri Kellogg 1924
Parietobalaena securis Kellogg 1931
Parietobalaena yamaokai Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Pinocetus Czyzewska and Ryziewicz 1976
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Pinocetus polonicus Czyzewska and Ryziewicz 1976
G. †Isanacetus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
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Isanacetus laticephalus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
Fm. †Tranatocetidae Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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G. †Mesocetus Van Beneden 1880
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Mesocetus agrami Van Beneden 1884
Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot 1896
Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic 1904
Mesocetus longirostris Van Beneden 1880
Mesocetus siphunculus Cope 1895
Invalid names: Mesocetus pinguis Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mixocetus Kellogg 1934
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Mixocetus elysius Kellogg 1934
G. †Plesiocetopsis Brandt 1873
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Plesiocetopsis hupschii Van Beneden 1859
G. †Sitsqwayk Peredo and Uhen 2016
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Sitsqwayk cornishorum Peredo and Uhen 2016
G. †Tlaxcallicetus Cisneros 2018
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Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae Cisneros 2018
G. †Whakakai Tsai and Fordyce 2016
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Whakakai waipata Tsai and Fordyce 2016
Invalid names: Cetotheriopsidae Brandt 1872 [empty], Cetotherium incertum Brandt 1873 [nomen dubium], Cetotherium klinderi Brandt 1871 [invalid subgroup], Cetotherium pusillum Nordmann 1860 [invalid subgroup], Eomysticetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002 [empty], Megapteropsis Van Beneden 1872 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Coronodonidae Boessenecker et al. 2023
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G. †Coronodon Geisler et al. 2017
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Coronodon havensteini Geisler et al. 2017
Coronodon newtonorum Boessenecker et al. 2023
Coronodon planifrons Boessenecker et al. 2023
G. †Horopeta Tsai and Fordyce 2015
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Horopeta umarere Tsai and Fordyce 2015
Fm. †Llanocetidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Llanocetus Mitchell 1989
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Llanocetus denticrenatus Mitchell 1989
G. †Maiabalaena Peredo et al. 2018
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Maiabalaena nesbittae Peredo et al. 2018
Fm. †Mammalodontidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Janjucetus Fitzgerald 2006
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Janjucetus hunderi Fitzgerald 2006
G. †Mammalodon Pritchard 1939
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Mammalodon colliveri Pritchard 1939
Mammalodon hakataramea Fordyce and Marx 2016
Invalid names: Janjucetidae Fitzgerald 2006 [synonym]
G. †Metasqualodon Hall 1911
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Metasqualodon symmetricus Okazaki 1982
Fm. †Mystacodontidae Lambert et al. 2017
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G. †Mystacodon Lambert et al. 2017
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Mystacodon selenensis Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Toipahautea Tsai and Fordyce 2018
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Toipahautea waitaki Tsai and Fordyce 2018
Invalid names: Amphitera Gigoli 1870 [nomen dubium], Aulocetus calaritanus Capellini 1899 [invalid subgroup], Aulocetus lovisati Capellini 1899 [invalid subgroup], Balaena cortesii Fischer 1829 [invalid subgroup], Balaena simpsoni Phillipi 1887 [nomen nudum], Burtinopsis Van Beneden 1872 [nomen dubium], Cetotheriomorphus Brandt 1873 [nomen dubium], Crenaticeti Mitchell 1989 [invalid subgroup], Eschrichtioidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Eschrichtius expansus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Eschrichtius leptocentrus Cope 1867 [nomen dubium], Eschrichtius pusillus Cope 1868 [nomen vanum], Kinetomenta Gatesy et al. 2022 [empty], Mauicetus brevicollis Marples 1956 [invalid subgroup], Mesoteras Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Mesoteras kerrianus Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Mioceta Deraniyagala 1967 [nomen dubium], Mystacoceti Flower 1867 [synonym], Mysticete Gray 1864 [synonym], Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Probalaena Du Bus 1867 [nomen dubium], Pterobalaenidae Gray 1870 [empty], Rhegnopsis Cope 1896 [nomen dubium], Siphonocetus Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Squalodon serratus Davis 1888 [invalid subgroup], Tretulias Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Tretulias buccatus Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Ulias Cope 1895 [nomen dubium]