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Plicogulae

Mammalia - Cetacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Plicogulae Geisler et al. pp. 6, 29 figs. Table 1, Figure 5
2015Plicogulae Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2
2017Plicogulae Berta p. 167
2017Plicogulae Buono et al. p. 32 figs. Fig. 12
2022Plicogulae Fleming et al. p. 3
2024Plicogulae Tanaka et al. p. 27

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

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.

Unr. Plicogulae Geisler et al. 2011
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934
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†Aglaocetus latifrons Van Beneden 1880
†Aglaocetus longifrons Van Beneden 1880
†Aglaocetus moreni Lydekker 1894
†Aglaocetus rotundus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Amphicetus Van Beneden 1880
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†Amphicetus later Van Beneden 1880
Invalid names: Amphicetus editus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Amphicetus verus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
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†Diorocetus chichibuensis Yoshida et al. 2003
†Diorocetus hiatus Kellogg 1968
†Diorocetus shobarensis Otsuka and Ota 2008
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Archaeschrichtius Bisconti and Varola 2006
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†Archaeschrichtius ruggieroi Bisconti and Varola 2006
G. †Eschrichtioides Bisconti 2008
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†Eschrichtioides gastaldii Strobel 1881
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Invalid names: Cetotherium cortesi Brandt 1873 [synonym]
G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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†Eschrichtius akishimaensis Kimura et al. 2018
Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg 1861 [gray whale]
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Invalid names: Agaphelus glaucus Cope 1868 [synonym], Eschrichtius gibbosus Erxleben 1777 [synonym]
Invalid names: Agaphelus Cope 1868 [synonym], Cyphonotus Rafinesque 1815 [nomen nudum], Eschrichtius mysticetoides Emmons 1858 [nomen dubium], Rhachianectes Scammon and Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Glaucabalaena Bisconti et al. 2024
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†Glaucabalaena inopinata Bisconti et al. 2024
G. †Gricetoides Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
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†Gricetoides aurorae Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Invalid names: Rhachianectidae Weber 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Mauicetus Benham 1939
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†Mauicetus parki Benham 1937
Invalid names: Lophocephalus Benham 1937 [replaced]
Superfm. †Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019
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G. †Kennedycetus Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
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†Kennedycetus pericorum Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
G. †Norrisanima Leslie et al. 2019
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†Norrisanima miocaena Kellogg 1922
G. †Parabalaenoptera Zeigler et al. 1997
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†Parabalaenoptera baulinensis Zeigler et al. 1997
G. †Pelocetus Kellogg 1965
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†Pelocetus calvertensis Kellogg 1965
†Pelocetus mirabilis Ginsburg and Janvier 1971
G. †Tiphyocetus Kellogg 1931
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†Tiphyocetus temblorensis Kellogg 1931
G. †Uranocetus Steeman 2009
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†Uranocetus gramensis Steeman 2009
Invalid names: Physalidae Gray 1864 [empty]
Superfm. Cetotherioidea Steeman 2007
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G. †Otradnocetus Mchedlidze 1984
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†Otradnocetus virodovi Mchedlidze 1984
G. †Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924
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†Parietobalaena affinis Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
†Parietobalaena campiniana Bisconti et al. 2013
†Parietobalaena laxata Van Beneden 1880
†Parietobalaena palmeri Kellogg 1924
†Parietobalaena securis Kellogg 1931
†Parietobalaena yamaokai Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Pinocetus Czyzewska and Ryziewicz 1976
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†Pinocetus polonicus Czyzewska and Ryziewicz 1976
G. †Isanacetus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
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†Isanacetus laticephalus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
Fm. †Tranatocetidae Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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G. †Mesocetus Van Beneden 1880
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†Mesocetus agrami Van Beneden 1884
†Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot 1896
†Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic 1904
†Mesocetus longirostris Van Beneden 1880
†Mesocetus siphunculus Cope 1895
Invalid names: Mesocetus pinguis Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mixocetus Kellogg 1934
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†Mixocetus elysius Kellogg 1934
G. †Plesiocetopsis Brandt 1873
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†Plesiocetopsis hupschii Van Beneden 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available