Toothed Whale - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

• ORDER CETACEA
  • Suborder Odontoceti: toothed whales
    • Superfamily Delphinoidea
      • Family Delphinidae: oceanic dolphins
        • Subfamily Delphininae
          • Genus Delphinus
            • Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis
            • Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus capensis
            • (Arabian Common Dolphin, Delphinus tropicalis)
          • Genus Lagenodelphis
            • Fraser's Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
          • Genus Sousa
            • Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, Sousa teuszi
            • Indian Humpback Dolphin, Sousa plumbea
            • Chinese White Dolphin, Sousa chinensis
          • Genus Stenella (syn. Clymenia, Micropia, Fretidelphis, Prodelphinus)
            • Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Stenella attenuata
            • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis
            • Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris
            • Clymene Dolphin, Stenella clymene
            • Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
          • Genus Tursiops
            • Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
            • Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
        • Subfamily Lissodelphininae
          • Genus Cephalorhynchus (syn. Eutropia)
            • Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii
            • Chilean Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia
            • Heaviside's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
            • Hector's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori
          • Genus Lissodelphis (syn. Tursio, Leucorhamphus)
            • Northern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis
            • Southern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii
        • Subfamily Orcininae
          • Genus Feresa
            • Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata
          • Genus Globicephala (syn. Sphaerocephalus, Globiceps, Globicephalus)
            • Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas
            • Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus
          • Genus Grampus (syn. Grampidelphis, Grayius)
            • Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus
          • Genus Orcaella
            • Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris
            • Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni
          • Genus Orcinus (syn. Orca, Ophysia, Gladiator)
            • Orca (Killer Whale), Orcinus orca
          • Genus Peponocephala
            • Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephala electra
          • Genus †Platalearostrum (blunt-snouted dolphin)
            • †Hoekman's Blunt-snouted Dolphin, Platalearostrum hoekmani
          • Genus Pseudorca (syn. Neorca)
            • False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens
        • Subfamily Stenoninae
          • Genus Sotalia (syn. Tucuxa)
            • Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis
            • Costero, Sotalia guianensis
          • Genus Steno (syn. Glyphidelphis, Stenopontistes)
            • Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis
        • Subfamily incertae sedis
          • Genus Lagenorhynchus
            • White-beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
            • Atlantic White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
            • Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
            • Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus
            • Black-chinned Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus australis
            • Hourglass Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger
      • Family Monodontidae
        • Subfamily Delphinapterinae
          • Genus Delphinapterus
            • Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas
        • Subfamily Monodontinae
          • Genus Monodon
            • Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
      • Family Phocoenidae: Porpoises
        • Subfamily Phocoeninae
          • Genus Neophocaena (syn. Meomeris)
            • Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides
          • Genus Phocoena (syn. Australophocaena, Acanthodelphis)
            • Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocaena
            • Vaquita, Phocoena sinus
            • Spectacled Porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica
            • Burmeister's Porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis
        • Subfamily Phocoenoidinae
          • Genus Phocoenoides
            • Dall's Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli
    • Superfamily Inioidea
      • Family Iniidae
        • Genus Inia
          • Bolivian River Dolphin, Inia boliviensis
          • Amazon River Dolphin, Inia geoffrensis
      • Family Pontoporiidae
        • Genus Pontoporia
          • La Plata Dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei
    • Superfamily Lipotoidea
      • Family Lipotidae
        • Genus Lipotes
          • Chinese River Dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer
    • Superfamily Physeteroidea
      • Family Kogiidae
        • Genus Kogia
          • Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia sima
          • Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps
      • Family Physeteridae: sperm whale family
        • Genus Physeter
          • Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus
    • Superfamily Platanistoidea: river dolphins
      • Family Platanistidae
        • Genus Platanista
          • Ganges and Indus River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica
      • Family †Squalodontidae
        • Genus †Eosqualodon
        • Genus †Phoberodon
        • Genus †Squalodon (Jr synonyms Arionius, Crenidelphinus, Kelloggia, Macrophoca, Rhizoprion, Phoca pedronii, Phocodon, Priscodelphinus validus, Smilocamptus)
        • Genus †Tangaroasaurus
    • Superfamily Ziphioidea
      • Family Ziphidae, beaked whales
        • Subfamily Berardiinae
          • Genus Berardius, giant beaked whales
            • Arnoux's Beaked Whale, Berardius arnuxii
            • Baird's Beaked Whale (North Pacific Bottlenose Whale), Berardius bairdii
        • Subfamily Hyperoodontinae
          • Genus Hyperoodon
            • Northern Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
            • Southern Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
          • Genus Indopacetus
            • Tropical bottlenose whale (Longman's Beaked Whale), Indopacetus pacificus
          • Genus Mesoplodon, mesoplodont whales
            • Hector's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon hectori
            • True's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon mirus
            • Gervais' Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon europaeus
            • Sowerby's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon bidens
            • Gray's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon grayi
            • Pygmy Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon peruvianus
            • Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini
            • Bahamonde's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon bahamondi
            • Hubbs' Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
            • Ginko-toothed Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens
            • Stejneger's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri
            • Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardii
            • Blainville's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
            • Perrin's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon perrini
        • Subfamily Ziphiinae
          • Genus Tasmacetus
            • Shepherd's beaked whale (Shepherd's Beaked Whale), Tasmacetus shepherdi
          • Genus Ziphius
            • Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris