Physeterida
| Physeterida Temporal range:
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|---|---|
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| Physeter macrocephalus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| (unranked): | 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.
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Classification
- Diaphorocetus †
- Acrophyseter †
- Albicetus †
- Zygophyseter †
- Brygmophyseter (= Naganocetus) †
- Aulophyseter †
- Eudelphis †
- Orycterocetus †
- Preaulophyseter †
- Livyatan†[2]
- Physeteridae, sperm whales
- Physeter, sperm whales
- Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale
- Ferecetotherium †
- Helvicetus †
- Idiorophus †
- Placoziphius †
- Idiophyseter †
- Physeterula †
- Physeter, sperm whales
- Kogiidae
- Kogia, small sperm whales
- Kogia breviceps, pygmy sperm whale
- Kogia sima, dwarf sperm whale
- Kogia pusilla †
- Aprixokogia †
- Kogiopsis †
- Praekogia †
- Scaphokogia †
- Thalassocetus †
- Kogia, small sperm whales
Nomina dubia
- Eucetus †
- Graphiodon †
- Homocetus †
- Hoplocetus †
- Orcopsis †
- Palaeodelphis †
- Paleophoca †
- Physetodon †
- Physodon †
- Physotherium †
- Priscophyseter †
- Prophyseter †
- Scaldicetus †
- Scaptodon †
- Ziphoides †
References
- ^ "Taxonomy of Australian Mammals - Page 336". Googlebooks. Stephen Jackson, Stephen Matthew Jackson, Colin Groves.
- ^ 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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