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Inioidea

Mammalia - Cetacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Inioidea de Muizon p. 169
2001Inioidea Fordyce and de Muizon p. 178
2005Inioidea Gingerich p. 237 figs. Table 15.1
2007Inioidea Bianucci and Landini p. 46 figs. Table 2.1
2007Inioidea Pyenson and Hoch p. 757
2008Inioidea Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 4.3
2009Inioidea Rice p. 235 figs. Table 1
2011Inioidea Bianucci et al. p. 570
2011Inioidea Geisler et al. p. 29 figs. Figure 5
2012Inioidea Valerio and Laurito p. 153
2015Inioidea Pyenson et al. p. 7
2016Inioidea Marx et al. p. 133
2017Inioidea Aguirre-Fernández et al.
2017Inioidea Berta p. 164
2017Inioidea Lambert et al. p. 920
2017Inioidea Post et al. p. 5
2018Inioidea Lambert et al. p. 6
2021Inioidea Godfrey et al. p. 276
2021Inioidea Lambert et al.
2023Inioidea Godfrey and Lambert p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyInioidea
superfamilyInioidea

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. Inioidea de Muizon 1988
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G. †Awadelphis Murakami 2016
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†Awadelphis hirayamai Murakami 2016
G. †Brujadelphis Lambert et al. 2017
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†Brujadelphis ankylorostris Lambert et al. 2017
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
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G. †Goniodelphis Allen 1941
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†Goniodelphis hudsoni Allen 1941
G. Inia d'Orbigny 1834
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Inia geoffrensis Blainville 1817
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Invalid names: Delphinus amazonicus Spix and Martius 1831 [synonym], Delphinus frontatus Cuvier 1823 [synonym], Delphinus inia Rapp 1837 [synonym], Delphinus rostratus Cuvier 1812 [synonym], Inia amazonica Spix and Martins 1823 [synonym], Inia araguaiaensis Hrbek et al. 2014 [synonym], Sotallia pallida Sanborn 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Delphinus rostratus Shaw 1804 [nomen oblitum]
Subfm. Iniinae Flower 1867
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Invalid names: Plicodontinia Miranda-Ribeiro 1938 [nomen dubium]
G. †Ischyrorhynchus Ameghino 1891
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†Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Anisodelphis brevirostratus Rovereto 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anisodelphis Rovereto 1915 [synonym]
G. †Isoninia Godfrey et al. 2021
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†Isoninia borealis Godfrey et al. 2021
G. †Isthminia Pyenson et al. 2015
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†Isthminia panamensis Pyenson et al. 2015
G. †Kwanzacetus Lambert et al. 2018
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†Kwanzacetus khoisani Lambert et al. 2018
G. †Meherrinia Geisler et al. 2012
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†Meherrinia isoni Geisler et al. 2012
G. †Saurocetes Burmeister 1871
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†Saurocetes argentinus Burmeister 1871
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Invalid names: Pontoplanodes obliquus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Saurocetes obliquus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Saurodelphis acutirostratus Rovereto 1915 [synonym]
†Saurocetes gigas Cozzuol 1988
Invalid names: Saurodelphis Burmeister 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plicodontinia mourai Miranda-Ribeiro 1938 [nomen dubium], Pontoplanodidae Ameghino 1894 [invalid subgroup], Stenodelphinidae Miller 1923 [synonym]
Unr. Paninia Pyenson et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Ischyrorhynchinae Cozzuol 1996 [synonym], Saurocetidae Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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G. †Auroracetus Gibson and Geisler 2009
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†Auroracetus bakerae Gibson and Geisler 2009
G. †Brachydelphis Muizon 1988
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†Brachydelphis jahuayensis Lambert and Muizon 2013
†Brachydelphis mazeasi Muizon 1988
G. †Piscorhynchus Pilleri and Siber 1989
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†Piscorhynchus aenigmaticus Pilleri and Siber 1989
G. †Pliopontos Muizon 1983
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†Pliopontos littoralis Muizon 1983
G. †Pontistes Burmeister 1885
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†Pontistes rectifrons Bravard 1858
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Invalid names: Palaeopontoporia paranense Doering 1882 [synonym], Pontoporia paranensis Bravard 1859 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeopontoporia Doering 1882 [synonym]
G. Pontoporia Gray 1846
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Pontoporia blainvillei Gervais and d'Orbigny 1844
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Invalid names: Pontoporia tenuirostris Malm 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stenodelphis d'Orbigny and Gervais 1847 [synonym]
G. †Protophocaena Abel 1905
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†Protophocaena minima Abel 1905
G. †Samaydelphis Lambert et al. 2021
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†Samaydelphis chacaltanae Lambert et al. 2021
G. †Scaldiporia Post et al. 2017
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†Scaldiporia vandokkumi Post et al. 2017
G. †Stenasodelphis Godfrey and Barnes 2008
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†Stenasodelphis russellae Godfrey and Barnes 2008
Invalid names: Brachydelphininae Rice 1998 [empty], Lipotinae Barnes 1985 [empty], Pontoporiinae Gray 1870 [empty], Stenodelphinae True 1908 [synonym]
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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.45000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Pontoporiidae indet. (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Iniidae indet. (47427)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia Iniidae indet. (163731)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Iniidae indet. (43063)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela (Falcon) Iniidae indet. (146404)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Argentina (Entre Rios) Pontistes rectifrons (55599)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Peru (Ica) Brujadelphis ankylorostris (184773)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Italy Iniidae indet. (48656)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Peru (Ica) Brachydelphis mazeasi (116302)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Pontoporiidae indet. (217346)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Stenasodelphis russellae (81588)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru (Arequipa) Piscorhynchus aenigmaticus, Brachydelphis jahuayensis (45485)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malta Brachydelphininae indet. (121981 121993)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru Brachydelphis mazeasi, Brachydelphis jahuayensis (45486) Brachydelphis sp. (95373) Brachydelphis sp., Samaydelphis sp. (239712) Pontoporiidae indet., Brachydelphis mazeasi (96800)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Chile Brachydelphis sp. (69730)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru (Ica) Brachydelphis jahuayensis (172172) Pontoporiidae indet. (211785) Samaydelphis chacaltanae (211786 211787 211788)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Chile (Atacama) Pliopontos sp., Pontistes sp., Brachydelphis sp. (80365)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Inioidea indet. (160781)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Protophocaena minima (89445)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Pontistes sp., Pontoporiidae indet. (75061)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Netherlands Scaldiporia vandokkumi (190169)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Delphinus rectifrons (13626) Saurocetes argentinus, Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni, Anisodelphis brevirostratus, Saurocetes obliquus, Saurodelphis acutirostratus (13522)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Ischyrorhynchus sp., Pontoporiidae indet., Saurocetes sp., Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni, Plicodontinia mourai (55602)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Florida) Goniodelphis hudsoni (45469)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uruguay Saurocetes argentinus (80364)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Brachydelphis mazeasi (45487)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil Inia sp. (141848) Plicodontinia mourai (57989)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Protophocaena minima (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela Ischyrorhynchus sp., Saurocetes sp. (92751) Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni (181308)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Ischyrorhynchus sp. (146424)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Angola Kwanzacetus khoisani (196403)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chile Pliopontos sp. (73840)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Belgium (Antwerpen) Protophocaena minima (47465)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Costa Rica (Limón) Goniodelphis sp. (122044)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Goniodelphis hudsoni (18532) Pontoporiidae indet. (18573)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Goniodelphis hudsoni (18535)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Iniidae indet., Saurodelphis gigas (55600)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile Pliopontos sp., Pontistes sp., Brachydelphis mazeasi (114474)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Libya Iniinae indet. (52581)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Pliopontos littoralis (13079)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Brachydelphis sp., Pontoporiidae indet. (55535)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Brachydelphis mazeasi (78518)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Isthminia panamensis (172931)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) Awadelphis hirayamai (180528) Pontoporiidae indet. (70006)
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.774Netherlands Inioidea indet. (189573)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni (127083)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pontoporiidae indet., Pontoporia sp., Auroracetus bakerae, Pontoporia indet. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile Pliopontos sp. (56686)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Falcon) Iniidae indet. (155791)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Pontoporiidae indet., Goniodelphis hudsoni (154720)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Meherrinia isoni, Isoninia borealis (123861)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Stenodelphininae indet. (57981)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pontoporia sp. (57779)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pontoporiinae indet. (19673)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Saurodelphis sp. (213136)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Acre) Inia sp. (137876)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Brazil Pontoporia blainvillei (52644)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pontoporia blainvillei (223944)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pontoporia blainvillei (59978)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rondonia) Inia sp. (123975)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pontoporia blainvillei (68025)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Uruguay Delphinus blainvillei (86873)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Goias) Inia araguaiaensis (154316)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Inia geofferensis (168588) Inia geoffrensis (68027) Pontoporia blainvillei (68026)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Pontoporia sp. (71269)