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Phocoeninae (disused)
Taxonomy
Phocoeninae was named by Gray (1825) [Originally described as the tribe Phocaenina]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Barnes (1984).
It was corrected as Phocaeninae by Brandt (1874) and Brandt (1874); it was misspelled as Phocaeninae by Abel (1905), Winge (1921), Weber (1928), Fraser and Purves (1960), Kasuya (1973), Barnes (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Barnes (1985), Vidal (1991), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Foekens (2008).
It was assigned to Holodontidae by Brandt (1874) and Brandt (1874); to Delphinidae by Abel (1905), Winge (1921) and Weber (1928); to Phocaenidae by Fraser and Purves (1960); and to Phocoenidae by Kasuya (1973), Barnes (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Barnes (1985), Vidal (1991), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Foekens (2008).
It was corrected as Phocaeninae by Brandt (1874) and Brandt (1874); it was misspelled as Phocaeninae by Abel (1905), Winge (1921), Weber (1928), Fraser and Purves (1960), Kasuya (1973), Barnes (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Barnes (1985), Vidal (1991), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Foekens (2008).
It was assigned to Holodontidae by Brandt (1874) and Brandt (1874); to Delphinidae by Abel (1905), Winge (1921) and Weber (1928); to Phocaenidae by Fraser and Purves (1960); and to Phocoenidae by Kasuya (1973), Barnes (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Barnes (1985), Vidal (1991), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Foekens (2008).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Phocoeninae Gray p. 340 |
| 1874 | Phocaeninae Brandt p. II |
| 1905 | Phocaeninae Abel p. 139 |
| 1921 | Phocaenae Winge p. 36 |
| 1928 | Phocoeninae Weber p. 389 |
| 1960 | Phocininae Fraser and Purves p. 112 figs. Figure 26 |
| 1973 | Phocoeninae Kasuya p. 61 |
| 1984 | Phocoeninae Barnes p. 17 |
| 1985 | Phocoeninae Barnes p. 161 |
| 1985 | Phocoeninae Barnes et al. p. 25 |
| 1991 | Phocoeninae Vidal p. 5 |
| 1994 | Phocoeninae Fordyce and Barnes p. 429 figs. Table 1 |
| 1995 | Phocoeninae Fordyce et al. p. 380 |
| 1997 | Phocoeninae McKenna and Bell p. 391 |
| 2001 | Phocoeninae Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2007 | Phocoeninae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1 |
| 2008 | Phocoeninae Foekens p. 7 figs. Table 1 |
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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.
Subfm. Phocoeninae Gray 1825
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Invalid names: Colobodontes Brandt 1874 [empty], Leucodelphini Brandt 1873 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available