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Cetotherioidea

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Cetotherioidea was named by Steeman (2007). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Chaeomysticeti by Bisconti et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Mysticeti by Rice (2009); to Chaeomysticeti by Steeman (2007), Steeman (2010); to Mysticeti by Tarasenko and Lopatin (2012); and to Plicogulae by Gol'din and Steeman (2015), Gol'din (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Cetotherioidea Steeman p. 880
2009Cetotherioidea Rice p. 235 figs. Table 1
2010Cetotherioidea Steeman p. 74
2012Cetotherioidea Tarasenko and Lopatin p. 532
2015Cetotherioidea Gol'din and Steeman p. 12
2018Cetotherioidea Gol'din p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
superfamilyCetotherioidea
superfamilyCetotherioidea

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.45000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Netherlands Heterocetus affinis (88806)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Netherlands Parietobalaena campiniana (53929)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Hiroshima) Parietobalaena yamaokai (56957)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Parietobalaena palmeri (71796 71924)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan (Saitama) Parietobalaena sp. (133498)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Russian Federation Otradnocetus viridovi (49686)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Belgium Parietobalaena campiniana (138669)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Poland Pinocetus polonicus (13063)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (South Australia) Aglaocetus sp. (51327)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Parietobalaena palmeri (79793)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Parietobalaena palmeri (45498 48884 60379 70823 70834 168458)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Parietobalaena securis (13297)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Hiroshima) Parietobalaena yamaokai (133497)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands (Gelderland) Heterocetus affinis (32040)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Parietobalaena sp. (52183)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Belgium Mesocetus laxatus (96462)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Nijlen) Parietobalaena campiniana (53679)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Saitama) Parietobalaena sp. (56955)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Mexico (Baja California Sur) Parietobalaena sp. (57778)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Parietobalaena palmeri (71806 187324)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Netherlands Heterocetus affinis, Idiocetus laxatus, Plesiocetus affinis, Plesiocetus laxatus (75152)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Parietobalaena palmeri (18580)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Serbia Cetotherium sp. (59122)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Parietobalaena sp., Parietobalaena affinis (217346)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Russian Federation Otradnocetus sp. (196951)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Heterocetus affinis (66960)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Plesiocetus affinis (53889)