Ziphiidae Gray 1865

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 739

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329867
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scientific name	Ziphiidae Gray 1865
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Ziphiidae Gray 1865 View in CoL

Ziphiidae Gray 1865 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865: 528.

Synonyms: Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846 .

Genera: 6 genera with 21 species:

Genus Berardius Duvernoy 1851 (2 species)

Genus Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804 (2 species)

Genus Indopacetus Moore 1968 (1 species)

Genus Mesoplodon Gervais 1850 (14 species)

Genus Tasmacetus Oliver 1937 (1 species)

Genus Ziphius G. Cuvier 1823 (1 species)

Discussion: Although Hyperoodontidae Gray, 1846 has priority over Ziphiidae , we have chosen to use the latter name following Article 23.12 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999) because Ziphiidae has been the name of choice for more than 100 years. Family reviewed by Moore (1968).