WoRMS taxon details
Mysticeti
AphiaID: 148724
AphiaID: 148724
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Cetartiodactyla (Order) > Cetancodonta (Suborder) > Cetacea (Infraorder) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Superfamily | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Cetacea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa | Family Balaenidae Family Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 Family Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 Family Mysticeti incertae sedis Family Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873 Family Agaphelidae Gray, 1870 (unaccepted, divided into Eschrichtiidae and Balaenopteridae (part)) Family Balanadae Gray, 1821 accepted as Balaenidae Genus Baloenoptera Cadenat, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 Family Eschrichtidae Miller & Kellogg, 1955 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 Family Physalinidae Gray, 1868 accepted as Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 Family Rachianectidae Weber, 1904 accepted as Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Classification: There is yet no agreement on the rank that this clade should have [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148724 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Perrin, W. (2013). Mysticeti. In: Perrin, W.F. (2013) World Cetacea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148724 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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