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Taxonomy
Halicetus was named by Kellogg (1969). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Pelocetidae by Steeman (2007); to Cetotheriidae by Kellogg (1969), Whitmore (1984), Gottfried et al. (1994), McKenna and Bell (1997), Whitmore and Barnes (2008); to Mysticeti by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Chaeomysticeti by Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Pelocetidae by Steeman (2007); to Cetotheriidae by Kellogg (1969), Whitmore (1984), Gottfried et al. (1994), McKenna and Bell (1997), Whitmore and Barnes (2008); to Mysticeti by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Chaeomysticeti by Berta (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Halicetus Kellogg |
| 1984 | Halicetus Whitmore p. 230 |
| 1994 | Halicetus Gottfried et al. p. 233 |
| 1997 | Halicetus McKenna and Bell p. 376 |
| 2007 | Halicetus Steeman p. 880 |
| 2008 | Halicetus Uhen et al. p. 615 |
| 2008 | Halicetus Whitmore and Barnes p. 173 |
| 2017 | Halicetus Berta p. 167 |
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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