Opinions from L. G. Barnes 1977

  • 'Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis is recombined as Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis'
  • 'Aglaocetus belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Allodelphis belongs to Platanistidae'
  • 'Allodelphis pratti belongs to Allodelphis'
  • 'Argyrocetus belongs to Eurhinodelphidae'
  • 'Argyrocetus joaquinensis belongs to Argyrocetus'
  • 'Aulophyseter belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Aulophyseter morricei belongs to Aulophyseter'
  • 'Balaena glacialis is recombined as Eubalaena glacialis'
  • 'Balaena musculus is recombined as Balaenoptera musculus'
  • 'Balaena novaeangliae is recombined as Megaptera novaeangliae'
  • 'Balaena physalus is recombined as Balaenoptera physalus'
  • 'Balaenoptera belongs to Balaenopteridae'
  • 'Balaenoptera acutorostrata belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera borealis belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera edeni belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera robusta is recombined as Eschrichtius robustus'
  • 'Balaenula belongs to Balaenidae'
  • 'Berardius belongs to Ziphiidae'
  • 'Berardius bairdii belongs to Berardius'
  • 'Cetotherium belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Cetotherium furlongi belongs to Cetotherium'
  • 'Delphinapterus borealis is recombined as Lissodelphis borealis'
  • 'Delphinavus belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Delphinavus newhalli belongs to Delphinavus'
  • 'Delphinus belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Delphinus bredanensis is recombined as Steno bredanensis'
  • 'Delphinus delphis belongs to Delphinus'
  • 'Delphinus densirostris is recombined as Mesoplodon densirostris'
  • 'Delphinus griseus is recombined as Grampus griseus'
  • 'Delphinus occiduus is recombined as Lonchodelphis occiduus'
  • 'Delphinus orca is recombined as Orcinus orca'
  • 'Delphinus phocoena is recombined as Phocoena phocoena'
  • 'Doliodelphis is a subjective synonym of Argyrocetus'
  • 'Doliodelphis littlei is a subjective synonym of Argyrocetus joaquinensis'
  • 'Eubalaena belongs to Balaenidae'
  • 'Eurhinodelphis extensus is a subjective synonym of Argyrocetus joaquinensis'
  • 'Globicephala belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Globicephalus macrorhynchus is recombined as Globicephala macrorhynchus'
  • 'Grypolithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Grypolithax obscura belongs to Grypolithax'
  • 'Grypolithax pavida belongs to Grypolithax'
  • 'Herpetocetus belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Hesperocetus belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Hesperocetus californicus belongs to Hesperocetus'
  • 'Idiophyseter belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Idiophyseter merriami belongs to Idiophyseter'
  • 'Kampholophos belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Kampholophos serrulus belongs to Kampholophos'
  • 'Kogia belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Lagenorhynchus obliquidens belongs to Lagenorhynchus'
  • 'Lamprolithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Lamprolithax annectens belongs to Lamprolithax'
  • 'Lamprolithax simulans belongs to Lamprolithax'
  • 'Liolithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Liolithax kernensis belongs to Liolithax'
  • 'Lissodelphis belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Lonchodelphis belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Lophocetus belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Loxolithax belongs to Phocoenidae'
  • 'Loxolithax sinuosa belongs to Loxolithax'
  • 'Macrodelphinus belongs to Eurhinodelphidae'
  • 'Macrodelphinus kelloggi belongs to Macrodelphinus'
  • 'Megaptera belongs to Balaenopteridae'
  • 'Megaptera (Eschrichtius) was reranked as Eschrichtius and belongs to Eschrichtiidae'
  • 'Megaptera miocaena belongs to Megaptera'
  • 'Mesoplodon belongs to Ziphiidae'
  • 'Mesoplodon carlhubbsi belongs to Mesoplodon'
  • 'Mesoplodon stejnegeri belongs to Mesoplodon'
  • 'Miodelphis belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Miodelphis californicus belongs to Miodelphis'
  • 'Mixocetus belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Mixocetus elysius belongs to Mixocetus'
  • 'Nannocetus belongs to Mysticeti'
  • 'Nannocetus eremus belongs to Nannocetus'
  • 'Nannolithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Nannolithax gracilis belongs to Nannolithax'
  • 'Oedolithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Oedolithax mira belongs to Oedolithax'
  • 'Ontocetus belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Ontocetus oxymycterus belongs to Ontocetus'
  • 'Parietobalaena belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Parietobalaena securis belongs to Parietobalaena'
  • 'Peripolocetus belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Peripolocetus vexillifer belongs to Peripolocetus'
  • 'Phocaena is corrected as Phocoena and belongs to Phocoenidae'
  • 'Phocaena crassidens is recombined as Pseudorca crassidens'
  • 'Phocoena dalli is recombined as Phocoenoides dalli'
  • 'Phocoena sinus belongs to Phocoena'
  • 'Phocoenoides belongs to Phocoenidae'
  • 'Physeter belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Physeter (Euphysetes) simus is recombined as Kogia simus'
  • 'Physeter breviceps is recombined as Kogia breviceps'
  • 'Physeter catodon belongs to Physeter'
  • 'Pithanodelphis belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Platylithax belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Platylithax robusta belongs to Platylithax'
  • 'Plesiocetus belongs to Balaenopteridae'
  • 'Praekogia belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Pseudorca belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Scaldicetus belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Squalodon errabundus is an invalid subgroup of Platanistidae'
  • 'Steno belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Steno (Stenella) was reranked as Stenella and belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Tiphyocetus belongs to Cetotheriidae'
  • 'Tiphyocetus temblorensis belongs to Tiphyocetus'
  • 'Tursiops belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Tursiops gillii is corrected as Tursiops gilli and belongs to Tursiops'
  • 'Ziphius belongs to Ziphiidae'
  • 'Ziphius cavirostris belongs to Ziphius'