Classification of Rice 1998

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. †Archaeoceti Flower 1883
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Invalid names: Basilosauroidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Protocetoidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Remingtonocetoidea Mitchell 1989 [empty]
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Infraor. Chaeomysticeti Mitchell 1989
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. Balaena Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
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Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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Subfm. Balaenopterinae Flower 1865
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 [minke whale]
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 [sei whale]
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 [blue whale]
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
Invalid names: Megapterinae Flower 1865 [empty]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg 1861 [gray whale]
Invalid names: Eschrichtius gibbosus Erxleben 1777 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Neobalaenidae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
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G. Caperea Gray 1864
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Caperea marginata Gray 1846 [pygmy right whale]
Invalid names: Crenaticeti Mitchell 1989 [empty], Mystacoceti Flower 1867 [synonym], Mysticete Gray 1864 [synonym]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. †Agorophiidae Abel 1914
Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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Subfm. †Pithanodelphininae Barnes 1985
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
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Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 [beluga whale]
G. Monodon Linnaeus 1758 [narwhal]
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Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 [narhwal]
Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
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Fm. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988
Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
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G. Inia d'Orbigny 1834
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Inia geoffrensis Blainville 1817
Fm. Lipotidae Zhou et al. 1978
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G. Lipotes Miller 1918
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Lipotes vexillifer Miller 1918 [Chinese river dolphin]
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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G. Neophocaena Palmer 1899
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Neophocaena phocaenoides Cuvier 1829 [finless porpoise]
G. Phocoena Cuvier 1816
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Phocoena dioptrica Lahille 1912 [spectacled porpoise]
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 [harbor porpoise]
Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958 [Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise]
Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister 1865
G. Phocoenoides Andrews 1911
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Phocoenoides dalli True 1885 [Dall's porpoise]
Invalid names: Brachydelphininae Rice 1998 [empty]
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
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G. Kogia Gray 1846
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Kogia breviceps Blainville 1838 [pygmy sperm whale]
Kogia sima Owen 1866 [dwarf sperm whale]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [sperm whale]
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Invalid names: Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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G. Platanista Wagler 1830
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Invalid names: Susu Lesson 1828 [synonym]
Fm. †Squalodelphidae Dal Piaz 1917
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
Fm. †Waipatiidae Fordyce 1994
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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G. Pontoporia Gray 1846
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Pontoporia blainvillei Gervais and d'Orbigny 1844
Invalid names: Brachydelphininae Rice 1998 [empty]
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Tr. Ziphiina Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
Invalid names: Denticete Gray 1864 [synonym], Zignodelphinidae Pilleri 1989 [empty]
G. Phocaena Cuvier 1816
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Invalid names: Australophocaena Barnes 1985 [synonym]
Fm. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Fm. Trichechidae Gray 1821 [manatee]
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G. Trichechus Linnaeus 1758 [manatee]
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Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883 [Amazonian manatee]
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795 [West African manatee]
G. Eumetopias Gill 1866 [Steller sea lion]
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Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 [Steller sea lion]
G. Zalophus Gill 1866 [California sea lion]
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Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
Superfm. Arctoidea Flower 1869
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Unr. Ursida Tedford 1976
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Unr. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
Tr. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctophoca Peters 1866 [synonym]
G. Callorhinus Gray 1859 [fur seal]
Subfm. Otariinae Gray 1825
Fm. Odobaenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
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Subfm. †Dusignathinae Mitchell 1968
G. †Imagotaria Mitchell 1968
G. †Neotherium Kellogg 1931
Subfm. Odobeninae Allen 1880
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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Subfm. Hyperoodontinae Muizon 1990
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G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
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Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster 1770 [northern bottlenose whale]
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower 1882 [southern bottlenose whale]
G. Indopacetus Moore 1968 [tropical bottlenose whale]
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon bahamondi Reyes et al. 1996
Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby 1804
Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews 1908
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville 1817
Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala 1963 [synonym]
Mesoplodon grayi Haast 1876
Mesoplodon mirus True 1913 [True's beaked whale]
Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes et al. 1991
G. Tasmacetus Oliver 1937
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Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937 [Shepherd's beaked whale]
Invalid names: Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846 [synonym]
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
Delphinus tropicalis van Bree 1971
G. Feresa Gray 1870 [pygmy killer whale]
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Feresa attenuata Gray 1874 [pygmy killer whale]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
Globicephala melas Traill 1809 [long-finned pilot whale]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
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Grampus griseus Cuvier 1812 [Risso's dolphin]
G. Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
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Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 [Fraser's dolphin]
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray 1846 [white-beaked dolphin]
Lagenorhynchus cruciger Quoy and Gaimard 1824
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill 1865 [Pacific white-sided dolphin]
Invalid names: Leucopleurus Gray 1866 [synonym]
G. Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
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Lissodelphis peronii Lacépède 1804 [southern right whale dolphin]
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Invalid names: Lissodelphis peroni Lacépède 1804 [misspelling]
G. Orcaella Gray 1866
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Orcaella brevirostris Gray 1866 [Irrawaddy dolphin]
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
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Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 [orca]
G. Peponocephala Nishiwaki and Norris 1966
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Peponocephala electra Gray 1846 [melon-headed whale]
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
G. Sotalia Gray 1866
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Sotalia fluviatilis Gervais and Deville 1853
G. Sousa Gray 1866
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Sousa chinensis Osbeck 1765 [Chinese white dolphin]
Sousa teuszi Kukenthal 1892
G. Stenella Gray 1866
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Stenella attenuata Gray 1846 [pantropical spotted dolphin]
Stenella clymene Gray 1850
Stenella frontalis Cuvier 1829
Invalid names: Stenella dubia Cuvier 1812 [nomen dubium]
G. Steno Gray 1846
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Steno bredanensis Lesson 1828 [rough-toothed dolphin]
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
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Tursiops aduncus Ehrenberg 1832
Tursiops truncatus Gray 1866 [common bottlenose dolphin]
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Invalid names: Tursiops parvimanus Van Beneden 1886 [synonym]
Invalid names: Orcaellidae Nishiwaki 1963 [synonym], Orcinae Wagner 1846 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. Odobenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
Superfm. Phocoidea Smirnov 1908
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G. †Allodesmus Kellogg 1922
G. †Desmatophoca Condon 1906
Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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Subfm. Monachinae Trouessart 1897
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G. †Acrophoca Muizon 1981
G. †Homiphoca Muizon and Hendey 1980
Tr. †Lobodontini Gray 1869
G. Mirounga Gray 1827 [elephant seal]
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Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 [southern elephant seal]
G. Monachus Flemming 1822 [monk seal]
G. †Piscophoca Muizon 1981
Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. Cystophora Nilsson 1820 [hooded seal]
G. Erignathus Gill 1866 [bearded seal]
Tr. Phocini Gray 1821
G. †Pinnarctidion Barnes 1979
Subfm. Ziphiinae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
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Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy 1851 [Arnoux's beaked whale]
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
G. Ommatophoca Gray 1844 [Ross seal]
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G. Pusa Scopoli 1777 [Arctic seal]
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Pusa caspica Nilsson 1837
Pusa sibirica Gmelin 1788
Or. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Fm. Dugongidae Gray 1821 [dugong]
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Subfm. Dugonginae Gray 1821
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G. Dugong Lacépède 1799 [dugong]
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Dugong dugon Illiger 1811 [dugong]
Subfm. †Hydrodamalinae Palmer 1895
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G. †Hydrodamalis Retzius 1794 [Steller's sea cow]
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†Hydrodamalis gigas Zimmermann 1780 [Steller's sea cow]
Fm. Champsodelphinidae Rice 1998
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Invalid names: Champsodelphidae Scott 1873 [replaced]
Subor. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]