Physeterida

Physeterida is a rank that contains both Kogiidae and modern sperm whales and some extinct species.[1] It was named by J. Grey in 1821. It is an unranked classification.

Physeterida
Temporal range: Neogene – Recent
Physeter macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
(unranked): Physeterida
Subdivisions

See text

Classification

Brygmophyseter, an extinct member of Physeterida

Nomina dubia

  • Eucetus
  • Graphiodon
  • Homocetus
  • Hoplocetus
  • Orcopsis
  • Palaeodelphis
  • Paleophoca
  • Physetodon
  • Physodon
  • Physotherium
  • Priscophyseter
  • Prophyseter
  • Scaldicetus
  • Scaptodon
  • Ziphoides

References

  1. "Taxonomy of Australian Mammals - Page 336". Googlebooks. Stephen Jackson, Stephen Matthew Jackson, Colin Groves.
  2. Lambert, O.; Bianucci, G.; Post, K.; Salas-Gismondi, R.; Urbina, M.; Reumer, J. (2010). "The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru". Nature. 466: 105–108. doi:10.1038/nature09067. PMID 20596020.


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