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Berardiinae

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Berardiina Moore p. 276
2007Berardiinae Bianucci et al. p. 565
2009Berardiinae Lambert et al. p. 919 figs. Fig. 10
2013Berardiinae Lambert et al. p. 588 figs. FIgure 14
2016Berardiinae Lambert and Louwye figs. Figure 3
2016Berardiinae Marx et al. p. 130
2024Berardiinae Bianucci et al. p. 32

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

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. Berardiinae Moore 1968
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G. †Archaeoziphius Lambert and Louwye 2006
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Archaeoziphius microglenoideus Lambert and Louwye 2006
G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
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Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy 1851 [Arnoux's beaked whale]
Berardius bairdii Stejneger 1883
Berardius kobayashii Kawatani and Kohno 2021
Berardius minimus Yamada et al. 2019 [kurotsuchikujira]
G. †Microberardius Bianucci et al. 2007
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Microberardius africanus Bianucci et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Nijlen) Archaeoziphius microglenoideus (53679)
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.98 - 2.58South Africa Microberardius africanus, Berardiinae indet. (77208)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Japan (Niigata) Berardius kobayashii (13295)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Berardius arnuxii (168367)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Baja California) Berardius bairdii (201786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Hokkaido) Berardius minimus (230216)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Berardius arnuxii (168363)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Berardius bairdii (86906)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile Berardius arnuxii (168364)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Berardius arnuxi (86907)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Berardius bairdii (82088 168371)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica Berardius arnuxii (168369)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Berardius bairdii (168370)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Berardius arnuxii (168365 168366)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Berardius arnuxii (168368)