Classification of Deméré et al. 2005

Balaena gibbosa Erxleben 1777
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†Balaena definata Owen 1843
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†Balaena emarginata Owen 1843
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G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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†Megaptera hubachi Dathe 1983
†Megaptera miocaena Kellogg 1922
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Eobalaenoptera Dooley et al. 2004
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†Eobalaenoptera harrisoni Dooley et al. 2004
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Megapteropsis Van Beneden 1872
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†Megapteropsis robusta Van Beneden 1872
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Invalid names: Megaptera affinis Van Beneden 1880 [synonym]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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†Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880
†Balaenoptera cuvierii Fischer 1829
†Balaenoptera gastaldii Strobel 1881
†Balaenoptera minutis Van Beneden 1880
†Balaenoptera rostratella Van Beneden 1880
†Balaenoptera sibbaldina Van Beneden 1880
†Balaenoptera siberi Pilleri 1989
†Balaenoptera similis Van Beneden 1872
Invalid names: Balaenoptera gibbosa Owen 1843 [nomen dubium], Burtinopsis Van Beneden 1872 [synonym]
G. †Cetotheriophanes Brandt 1873
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G. †Parabalaenoptera Zeigler et al. 1997
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†Parabalaenoptera baulinensis Zeigler et al. 1997
G. †Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859
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†Plesiocetus garopii Van Beneden 1859
Invalid names: Balaenoptera cortesi portisi Sacco 1890 [invalid subgroup], Balaenoptera cortesii Fischer 1829 [invalid subgroup], Balaenoptera ryani Hanna and McLellan 1924 [invalid subgroup]
†Balaenoptera garopii Van Beneden 1859
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Invalid names: Balaenoptera musculoides Van Beneden 1880 [synonym]