Cetacea Brisson 1762
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/108EE7C8-8D6E-E570-C5E8-C83B84FC0A7C |
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Guido |
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Cetacea Brisson 1762 |
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Families: 11 families with 40 genera and 84 species in 2 suborders:
Suborder MYSTICETI Flower 1864
Family Balaenidae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 4 species)
Family Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 (2 genera with 7 species and 8 subspecies)
Family Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951 (1 genus with 1 species)
Family Neobalaenidae Gray 1873 (1 genus with 1 species)
Suborder ODONTOCETI Flower 1867
Family Delphinidae Gray 1821 (17 genera with 34 species and 16 subspecies)
Family Monodontidae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 2 species)
Family Phocoenidae Gray 1825 (3 genera with 6 species and 8 subspecies)
Family Physeteridae Gray 1821 (2 genera with 3 species)
Family Platanistidae Gray 1846 (1 genus with 2 species)
Family Iniidae Gray 1846 (3 genera with 3 species and 3 subspecies)
Family Ziphiidae Gray 1865 (6 genera with 21 species)
Discussion: The definition of oceanic water masses follows Briggs (1974). Includes as suborders Mysticeti ( Balaenidae , Balaenopteridae , Eschrichtiidae , and Neobalaenidae ) and Odontoceti ( Delphinidae , Monodontidae , Phocoenidae , Physeteridae , Platanistidae , Iniidae and Ziphiidae ).
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