PBDB

Opinions from V. B. Scheffer and D. W. Rice 1963

'Arctocephalina was reranked as the subfamily Arctocephalinae and belongs to Otariidae'
'Arctocephalus belongs to Arctocephalinae'
'Arctocephalus doriferus belongs to Arctocephalus'
'Arctocephalus doriferus belongs to Arctocephalus' according to Wood Jones 1925
'Arctocephalus forsteri belongs to Arctocephalus'
'Arctocephalus hookeri is recombined as Neophoca hookeri'
'Balaena belongs to Balaenidae'
'Balaena ampullata is recombined as Hyperoodon ampullatus'
'Balaena gibbosa is recombined as Eschrichtius gibbosus'
'Balaena glacialis belongs to Balaena'
'Balaena marginata is recombined as Caperea marginata'
'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'
'Balaenopteridae belongs to Mysticeti'
'Balanadae is corrected as Balaenidae and belongs to Mysticeti'
'Berardius belongs to Ziphiidae'
'Berardius arnuxii is corrected as Berardius arnouxi and belongs to Berardius'
'Berardius bairdii is corrected as Berardius bairdi and belongs to Berardius'
'Berardius hectori is recombined as Mesoplodon hectori'
'Callorhinus belongs to Arctocephalinae'
'Canoidea [misspelled as Caenoidea] belongs to Carnivora'
'Caperea belongs to Balaenidae'
'Cephalorhynchus belongs to Delphininae'
'Cystophora belongs to Cystophorinae'
'Cystophorina is corrected as Cystophorinae and belongs to Phocidae'
'Delphinapterus belongs to Monodontinae'
'Delphinapterus borealis is recombined as Lissodelphis borealis'
'Delphinidae belongs to Odontoceti'
'Delphininae belongs to Delphinidae'
'Delphinus belongs to Delphininae'
'Delphinus (Grampus) was reranked as Grampus and belongs to Delphininae'
'Delphinus (Grampus) acutus is recombined as Lagenorhynchus acutus'
'Delphinus (Grampus) heavisidii is recombined as Cephalorhynchus heavisidei'
'Lagenorhynchus obscurus is a subjective synonym of Lagenorhynchus cruciger'
'Delphinus aduncus is recombined as Tursiops aduncus'
'Delphinus albirostris is recombined as Lagenorhynchus albirostris'
'Delphinus blainvillei is recombined as Pontoporia blainvillei'
'Delphinus bredanensis is recombined as Steno bredanensis'
'Delphinus capensis belongs to Delphinus'
'Delphinus chinensis is recombined as Sotalia chinensis'
'Delphinus coeruleoalbus is recombined as Stenella caeruleoalba'
'Delphinus commersonii is recombined as Cephalorhynchus commersoni'
'Delphinus cruciger is recombined as Lagenorhynchus cruciger'
'Delphinus delphis belongs to Delphinus'
'Delphinus densirostris is recombined as Mesoplodon densirostris'
'Delphinus eutropia is recombined as Cephalorhynchus eutropia'
'Sotalia fluviatilis is a subjective synonym of Sotalia pallida'
'Delphinus frontalis is recombined as Stenella frontalis'
'Delphinus gangeticus is recombined as Platanista gangetica'
'Delphinus geoffrensis is recombined as Inia geoffrensis'
'Delphinus griseus is recombined as Grampus griseus'
'Delphinus guianensis is recombined as Sotalia guianensis'
'Delphinus leucas is recombined as Delphinapterus leucas'
'Delphinus longirostris is recombined as Stenella longirostris'
'Delphinus melas is recombined as Globicephala melaena'
'Delphinus orca is recombined as Orcinus orca'
'Delphinus peronii is recombined as Lissodelphis peroni'
'Delphinus phocaenoides is recombined as Neophocaena phocaenoides'
'Delphinus phocoena is recombined as Phocoena phocoena'
'Delphinus plagiodon is recombined as Stenella plagiodon'
'Delphinus plumbeus is recombined as Sotalia plumbea'
'Delphinus roseiventris belongs to Delphinus'
'Sotalia sinensis is a subjective synonym of Sotalia chinensis'
'Lagenorhynchus supercilliosus is a subjective synonym of Lagenorhynchus cruciger'
'Dioplodon europaeus is recombined as Mesoplodon europaeus'
'Dugong belongs to Dugonginae'
'Dugongidae belongs to Sirenia'
'Dugonginae belongs to Dugongidae'
'Electra hectori is recombined as Cephalorhynchus hectori'
'Enhydra belongs to Lutrinae'
'Erignathini belongs to Phocinae'
'Erignathus belongs to Erignathini'
'Eschrichtiidae belongs to Mysticeti'
'Eumetopias belongs to Otariinae'
'Feresa attenuata belongs to Feresa'
'Globicephala belongs to Delphininae'
'Globicephala scammonii belongs to Globicephala'
'Globicephalus macrorhynchus is recombined as Globicephala macrorhyncha'
'Gypsophoca tropicalis is recombined as Arctocephalus tropicalis'
'Halichoerus belongs to Phocini'
'Histriophoca belongs to Phocini'
'Hydrodamalidae was reranked as the subfamily Hydrodamalinae and belongs to Dugongidae'
'Hydrodamalis belongs to Hydrodamalinae'
'Hydrurga belongs to Lobodontini'
'Hyperoodon belongs to Ziphiidae'
'Hyperoodon planifrons belongs to Hyperoodon'
'Inia belongs to Iniinae'
'Iniinae belongs to Platanistidae'
'Kogia belongs to Kogiinae'
'Kogiinae belongs to Physeteridae'
'Lagenodelphis belongs to Delphininae'
'Lagenodelphis hosei belongs to Lagenodelphis'
'Lagenorhynchus belongs to Delphininae'
'Lagenorhynchus electra belongs to Lagenorhynchus'
'Leptonychotes belongs to Lobodontini'
'Lipotes belongs to Iniinae'
'Lipotes vexillifer belongs to Lipotes'
'Lissodelphis belongs to Delphininae'
'Lobodon belongs to Lobodontini'
'Lobodontini belongs to Monachinae'
'Lutrinae belongs to Mustelidae'
'Manati gigas is recombined as Hydrodamalis gigas'
'Manatus inunguis is recombined as Trichechus inunguis'
'Megaptera belongs to Balaenopteridae'
'Megaptera (Eschrichtius) was reranked as Eschrichtius and belongs to Eschrichtiidae'
'Mesoplodon belongs to Ziphiidae'
'Mesoplodon gervaisi is a subjective synonym of Mesoplodon europaeus'
'Mesoplodon ginkgodens belongs to Mesoplodon'
'Mesoplodon grayi belongs to Mesoplodon'
'Mesoplodon mirum is corrected as Mesoplodon mirus and belongs to Mesoplodon'
'Mesoplodon pacificus belongs to Mesoplodon'
'Mesoplodon stejnegeri belongs to Mesoplodon'
'Mirounga belongs to Cystophorinae'
'Mirounga angustirostris belongs to Mirounga'
'Monachinae belongs to Phocidae'
'Monachini belongs to Monachinae'
'Monachus belongs to Monachini'
'Monodon belongs to Monodontinae'
'Monodon monoceros belongs to Monodon'
'Monodontinae belongs to Delphinidae'
'Mustela lutris is recombined as Enhydra lutris'
'Mustelidae belongs to Caenoidea'
'Mysticeti belongs to Cetacea'
'Neophoca belongs to Otariinae'
'Neophocaena belongs to Delphininae'
'Odobaenidae is corrected as Odobenidae and belongs to Otarioidea'
'Odobenus belongs to Odobenidae'
'Odontoceti belongs to Cetacea'
'Ommatophoca belongs to Lobodontini'
'Ommatophoca rossii is corrected as Ommatophoca rossi and belongs to Ommatophoca'
'Orca (Feresa) was reranked as Feresa and belongs to Delphininae'
'Orca (Orcaella) was reranked as Orcaella and belongs to Delphininae'
'Orca (Orcaella) brevirostris is recombined as Orcaella brevirostris'
'Orcinus rectipinna is a subjective synonym of Orcinus orca'
'Orcinus belongs to Delphininae'
'Otaria belongs to Otariinae'
'Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii is recombined as Arctocephalus philippii'
'Otaria byronia belongs to Otaria'
'Otaria californiana is recombined as Zalophus californianus'
'Otaria cinerea is recombined as Neophoca cinerea'
'Otaria weddellii is recombined as Leptonychotes weddelli'
'Otariina was reranked as the family Otariidae and belongs to Otarioidea'
'Otariinae belongs to Otariidae'
'Otarioidea belongs to Pinnipedia'
'Pagophilus belongs to Phocini'
'Phoca belongs to Phocini'
'Phoca australis is recombined as Arctocephalus australis'
'Phoca barbata is recombined as Erignathus barbatus'
'Phoca carcinophaga is recombined as Lobodon carcinophagus'
'Phoca caspica is recombined as Pusa caspica'
'Phoca cristata is recombined as Cystophora cristata'
'Phoca fasciata is recombined as Histriophoca fasciata'
'Phoca groenlandica is recombined as Pagophilus groenlandicus'
'Phoca grypus is recombined as Halichoerus grypus'
'Phoca hispida is recombined as Pusa hispida'
'Phoca jubata is recombined as Eumetopias jubata'
'Phoca leonina is recombined as Mirounga leonina'
'Phoca leptonyx is recombined as Hydrurga leptonyx'
'Phoca monachus is recombined as Monachus monachus'
'Phoca pusilla is recombined as Arctocephalus pusillus'
'Phoca rosmarus is recombined as Odobenus rosmarus'
'Phoca schauinslandi is recombined as Monachus schauinslandi'
'Phoca tropicalis is recombined as Monachus tropicalis'
'Phoca ursina is recombined as Callorhinus ursinus'
'Phoca vitulina belongs to Phoca'
'Phoca vitulina sibirica is recombined as Pusa sibirica'
'Phocadae is corrected as Phocidae and belongs to Phocoidea'
'Phocaena is corrected as Phocoena and belongs to Delphininae'
'Phocaena crassidens is recombined as Pseudorca crassidens'
'Phocaena dioptrica is recombined as Phocoena dioptrica'
'Phocaena spinipinnis is recombined as Phocoena spinipinnis'
'Phocinae belongs to Phocidae'
'Phocini belongs to Phocinae'
'Phocoena dalli is recombined as Phocoenoides dalli'
'Phocoena sinus belongs to Phocoena'
'Phocoenoides belongs to Delphininae'
'Phocoenoides truei belongs to Phocoenoides'
'Phocoidea belongs to Pinnipedia'
'Physeter belongs to Physeterinae'
'Physeter bidens is recombined as Mesoplodon bidens'
'Physeter breviceps is recombined as Kogia breviceps'
'Physeter catodon belongs to Physeter'
'Physeteridae belongs to Odontoceti'
'Physeterinae belongs to Physeteridae'
'Platanista belongs to Platanistinae'
'Platanistina was reranked as the family Platanistidae and belongs to Odontoceti'
'Platanistinae belongs to Platanistidae'
'Pontoporia belongs to Pontoporiinae'
'Pontoporiinae belongs to Platanistidae'
'Prodelphinus is a subjective synonym of Stenella'
'Pseudorca belongs to Delphininae'
'Pusa belongs to Phocini'
'Sagmatias amblodon is a subjective synonym of Lagenorhynchus cruciger'
'Sotalia belongs to Delphininae'
'Sotalia borneensis belongs to Sotalia'
'Sotalia brasiliensis belongs to Sotalia'
'Sotalia pallidus is corrected as Sotalia pallida and belongs to Sotalia'
'Sotalia tucuxi is a subjective synonym of Sotalia pallida'
'Steno belongs to Delphininae'
'Steno (Stenella) was reranked as Stenella and belongs to Delphininae'
'Steno attenuatus is recombined as Stenella attenuata'
'Stenodelphininae is a subjective synonym of Pontoporiinae'
'Stenodelphis is a subjective synonym of Pontoporia'
'Stenopontistes zambesicus is a subjective synonym of Steno bredanensis'
'Tasmacetus belongs to Ziphiidae'
'Tasmacetus shepherdi belongs to Tasmacetus'
'Trichechus belongs to Trichechidae'
'Trichechus dugon is recombined as Dugong dugon'
'Trichechus manatus belongs to Trichechus'
'Trichechus senegalensis belongs to Trichechus'
'Trichecidae is corrected as Trichechidae and belongs to Sirenia'
'Tursio truncatus is recombined as Tursiops truncatus'
'Tursiops belongs to Delphininae'
'Zalophus belongs to Otariinae'
'Ziphiidae belongs to Odontoceti'
'Ziphius belongs to Ziphiidae'
'Ziphius cavirostris belongs to Ziphius'
'Ziphius layardii is recombined as Mesoplodon layardi'