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Megaptera novaengliae

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. brachychira, M. mysticetoides, M. novaeangliae (syn. M. burmeisteri, Balaenoptera leucopteron, Balaena lalandii, Balaena allamack, Rorqualus antarcticus, M. bellicosa, M. braziliensis, Balaena atlanticus, Balaenoptera antarctica, Poescopia lalandii, Balaenoptera syncondylus, M. versabilis, M. gigas, M. americana, Kyphobalaena keporkak, M. novaezelandiae, M. lalandii, M. poeskop, Balaenoptera capensis, Balaena boops, Balaena longimana, M. longipinna, M. indica, M. osphyia, M. nodosa, M. kuzira, Balaenoptera astrolabae)

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
—Balaenomorpha
superfamilyThalassotherii
familyBalaenopteridae
genusMegaptera
speciesnovaengliae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available