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Hyperoodontinae
Taxonomy
Hyperoodontinae was named by Muizon (1990). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Lambert et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Ziphiidae by Muizon (1990), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Bianucci et al. (2007), Lambert et al. (2009), Lambert et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Lambert and Louwye (2016), Ichishima et al. (2017), Lambert et al. (2018), Bianucci et al. (2023); and to Vomeroziphii by Bianucci et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Ziphiidae by Muizon (1990), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), Rice (1998), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Bianucci et al. (2007), Lambert et al. (2009), Lambert et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Lambert and Louwye (2016), Ichishima et al. (2017), Lambert et al. (2018), Bianucci et al. (2023); and to Vomeroziphii by Bianucci et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Africanacetus, Hyperoodon (syn. Chaenodelphinus, Heterodon, Uranodon, Lagenocetus, Cetodiodon, Anodon), Ihlengesi, Indopacetus, Khoikhoicetus, Mesoplodon (syn. Callidon, Mesiodon, Micropteron, Oulodon, Diplodon, Mesodiodon, Neoziphius, Dolichodon, Dioplodon, Paikea, Aodon, Micropterus, Nodus), Pterocetus, Xhosacetus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1990 | Hyperoodontinae Muizon p. 294 figs. Fig. 5 |
| 1994 | Hyperoodontinae Fordyce and Barnes p. 428 figs. Table 1 |
| 1995 | Hyperoodontinae Fordyce et al. p. 379 |
| 1998 | Hyperoodontinae Rice p. 87 |
| 2001 | Hyperoodontinae Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2007 | Hyperoodontinae Bianucci et al. p. 578 |
| 2007 | Hyperoodontinae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1 |
| 2009 | Hyperoodontinae Lambert et al. p. 919 figs. Fig. 10 |
| 2013 | Hyperoodontinae Lambert et al. p. 588 figs. FIgure 14 |
| 2016 | Hyperoodontinae Lambert and Louwye figs. Figure 3 |
| 2016 | Hyperoodontinae Marx et al. p. 130 |
| 2017 | Hyperoodontinae Ichishima et al. |
| 2018 | Hyperoodontinae Lambert et al. p. 138 |
| 2023 | Hyperoodontinae Bianucci et al. |
| 2024 | Hyperoodontinae Bianucci et al. p. 32 |
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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. Hyperoodontinae Muizon 1990
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G. †Africanacetus Bianucci et al. 2007
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†Africanacetus ceratopsis Bianucci et al. 2007
†Africanacetus gracilis Ichishima et al. 2017
G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
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Subg. Hyperoodon (Frasercetus) Moore 1968
Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster 1770 [northern bottlenose whale]
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Invalid names: Delphinus diodon Lacépède 1804 [synonym], Delphinus hunteri Gray 1846 [synonym], Hyperoodon borealis Nilsson 1820 [synonym], Hyperoodon butskopf Lacépède 1804 [synonym], Hyperoodon latifrons Gray 1846 [synonym], Hyperoodon rostratum Wesamel 1840 [synonym]
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower 1882 [southern bottlenose whale]
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Invalid names: Delphinus hyperoodon Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Hyperoodon burmeisteri Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anodon Wagler 1830 [synonym], Cetodiodon Jacob 1825 [synonym], Chaenodelphinus Eschricht 1843 [synonym], Heterodon Blainville 1817 [synonym], Lagenocetus Gray 1863 [synonym], Uranodon Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Ihlengesi Bianucci et al. 2007
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†Ihlengesi changoensis Bianucci et al. 2023
†Ihlengesi saldanhae Bianucci et al. 2007
G. Indopacetus Moore 1968 [tropical bottlenose whale]
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Indopacetus pacificus Longman 1926 [tropical bottlenose whale]
G. †Khoikhoicetus Bianucci et al. 2007
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†Khoikhoicetus agulhasis Bianucci et al. 2007
†Khoikhoicetus kergueleni Lambert et al. 2018
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby 1804
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Invalid names: Aodon dalei Lesson 1828 [synonym], Delphinus micropterus Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Delphinus sowerbensis de Blainville 1817 [synonym], Heterodon dalei Lesson 1827 [synonym], Mesoplodon sowerbiensis Blainville 1817 [synonym], Mesoplodon sowerbyi Desmarest 1822 [synonym]
†Mesoplodon blasiusi Brandt 1873
Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews 1908
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore 1963
Mesoplodon eueu Carroll et al. 2021
Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
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Invalid names: Dioplodon gervaisi Deslongchamps 1866 [synonym], Mesoplodon gervaisi Deslongchamps 1866 [synonym]
Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon densirostris Ogawa 1938 [synonym]
Mesoplodon grayi Haast 1876
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Invalid names: Berardius hectori Hector 1874 [synonym], Mesoplodon australis Flower 1878 [synonym], Mesoplodon haasti Flower 1878 [synonym]
Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala 1963
Mesoplodon layardii Gray 1865 [strap-toothed whale]
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon floweri Lydekker 1887 [synonym], Mesoplodon guntheri Krefft 1871 [synonym], Mesoplodon longirostris Gray 1873 [synonym], Mesoplodon thomsoni Ogilby 1896 [synonym]
Mesoplodon mirus True 1913 [True's beaked whale]
Mesoplodon perrini Dalebout et al. 2002
Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes et al. 1991
†Mesoplodon posti Lambert and Louwye 2016
†Mesoplodon slangkopi Bianucci et al. 2007
Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885
Invalid names: Aodon Lesson 1828 [synonym], Callidon Gray 1871 [synonym], Dioplodon Gervais 1850 [synonym], Diplodon Gray 1866 [synonym], Dolichodon Gray 1866 [synonym], Mesiodon Gray 1866 [synonym], Mesodiodon Duvernoy 1851 [synonym], Mesoplodon bononiensis Capellini 1885 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodon danconae Lawley 1876 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodon lawleyi Capellini 1885 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodon medilineatus Owen 1870 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodon meneghinii Lawley 1876 [nomen dubium], Micropteron Eschricht 1849 [synonym], Micropterus Wagner 1846 [synonym], Neoziphius Gray 1871 [synonym], Nodus Wagler 1830 [synonym], Oulodon van Haast 1876 [synonym], Paikea Oliver 1922 [synonym], Ziphius gibbus Owen 1870 [nomen dubium], Ziphius tenuirostris Owen 1870 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available