Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804

Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804, Hist. Nat. Cetacees: xliv, 319.

Type Species: Hyperoodon butskopf Lacépède 1804

Synonyms: Anodon Wagler 1830; Chaenodelphinus Eschricht 1843; Heterodon Blainville in Desmarest 1817; Lagenocetus Gray 1863; Uranodon Illiger 1811 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species in 2 subgenera:

Subgenus Hyperoodon (Hyperoodon) Lacépède 1804

Subgenus Hyperoodon (Frasercetus) Moore 1968

Species Hyperoodon (Hyperoodon) ampullatus (Forster 1770)

Species Hyperoodon (Frasercetus) planifrons Flower 1882

Discussion: Includes Frasercetus Moore, 1968 as a subgenus.