PeRMS taxon details
Cetacea
2688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688)
Brisson, 1762
accepted
Infraorder
- Superfamily Mysticeti Flower, 1864
- Superfamily Odontoceti Flower, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomy Formerly an order, but now contained within Order Cetartiodactyla
Taxonomy Formerly an order, but now contained within Order Cetartiodactyla [details]
PeRMS (2025). Cetacea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2688 on 2026-10-04
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Cetacea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2688 on 2026-10-04
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
db_admin
basis of record
Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. <em>FAO Species identification guide.</em> FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Formerly an order, but now contained within Order Cetartiodactyla [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | walvissen | [details] |
| English | whales, dolphins and porpoises | [details] |
| German | Wale | [details] |
| Italian | cetacei | [details] |
| Lithuanian | banginiai | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κητώδη | [details] |
| Norwegian | hvaler | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hvaler | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kvalar | [details] |
| Polish | walenie | [details] |
| Russian | ктообразные | [details] |
| Slovenian | kiti | [details] |
| Swedish | valar | [details] |
| Turkish | balinalar | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Китоподібні | [details] |