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Ziphiinae (beaked whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ziphiinae Gray p. 241
1874Ziphiinae Brandt p. II
1895Ziphiinae Flores p. 13
1902Ziphiinae Hay p. 596
1904Ziphiinae Trouessart p. 775
1912Ziphiinae Turner p. 76
1925Ziphiinae Zittel p. 86
1928Ziphiinae Weber p. 389
1930Ziphiinae Hay p. 582
2007Ziphiinae Bianucci et al. p. 570
2007Ziphiinae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2008Ziphiinae Foekens p. 7 figs. Table 1
2009Ziphiinae Lambert et al. p. 919 figs. Fig. 10
2013Ziphiinae Bianucci et al. p. 110
2016Ziphiinae Lambert and Louwye figs. Figure 3
2016Ziphiinae Marx et al. p. 130
2018Ziphiinae Lambert et al. p. 149

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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
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
subfamilyZiphiinae
subfamilyZiphiinae

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. Ziphiinae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. †Cetorhynchus Gervais 1861
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†Cetorhynchus atavus Abel 1905
†Cetorhynchus christoli Gervais 1861
G. †Choneziphius Duvernoy 1851
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†Choneziphius chonops Leidy 1876
†Choneziphius leidyi Bianucci et al. 2013
†Choneziphius liops Leidy 1876
†Choneziphius macrops Leidy 1876
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Invalid names: Choneziphius packardi Lankester 1870 [synonym], Ziphius cuvieri Owen 1870 [synonym], Ziphius planus Owen 1870 [synonym]
†Choneziphius trachops Leidy 1876
Invalid names: Proroziphius Leidy 1876 [synonym]
G. †Izikoziphius Bianucci et al. 2007
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†Izikoziphius angustus Bianucci et al. 2007
†Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. 2007
G. †Nazcacetus Lambert et al. 2009
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†Nazcacetus urbinai Lambert et al. 2009
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
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Invalid names: Delphinorhynchus australis Burmeister 1865 [synonym], Delphinus desmarestii Risso 1826 [synonym], Epiodon chathamensis Hector 1873 [synonym], Epiodon cryptodon Gray 1868 [synonym], Hyperoodon capensis Gray 1865 [synonym], Hyperoodon doumetii Gray 1846 [synonym], Hyperoodon gervaisii Duvernoy 1851 [synonym], Hyperoodon semijunctus Cope 1865 [synonym], Ziphiorrhynchus cryptodon Burmeister 1866 [synonym], Ziphius australis Trouessart 1904 [synonym], Ziphius grebnitzkii Stejneger 1883 [synonym], Ziphius indicus Van Beneden 1863 [synonym]
†Ziphius compressus Owen 1870
Invalid names: Aliama Gray 1864 [synonym], Diodon Lesson [synonym], Epiodon Rafinesque 1814 [synonym], Hypodon Haldemann 1841 [synonym], Petrorhynchus Gray 1865 [synonym], Ziphiorrhynchus Burmeister 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Berardini Muizon 1990 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Bianucci et al. 2013With the exception of Izikoziphius and Ziphius, members of the subfamily Ziphiinae differ from all other Ziphiidae in the dorsal closure of the mesorostral groove by medial sutural contact of the premaxillae extending posteriorly until the bony nares. With the exception of Choneziphius and Imocetus n. gen., they further differ from all other Ziphiidae in having very elongated nasals with the anterior tip of nasals located anterior to the premaxillary crests (ratio between length of medial suture of nasals and maximum width of nasals > 1.1). ey further differ from all other Ziphiidae, with the exception of the clade formed by Africanacetus
Bianucci, Lambert & Post, 2007, Hyperoodon, Ihlengesi Bianucci, Lambert & Post, 2007, and Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850, in having the ascending process of the
premaxilla concave in lateral view, with the posterodorsal portion partly overhanging the bony nares (apart from Choneziphius planirostris (Cuvier, 1823), with bony nares still visible in dorsal view). ey further differ from all other Ziphiidae, except Beneziphius, Messapicetus, and Ziphirostrum, in having the left premaxillary crest anterolaterally directed.
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 Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Proroziphius macrops (18506)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Mesoplodon christolii (85152)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Netherlands Choneziphius planirostris (53929)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Belgium (Antwerpen) Choneziphius planirostris (67015)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Belgium (Temse) Choneziphius planirostris (67025)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333South Africa Izikoziphius angustus (77209)
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.97 - 2.588South Africa Ziphius sp., Izikoziphius rossi (77208)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphius planirostris (232082)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Cetorhynchus atavus (66960)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Netherlands Choneziphius planirostris (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333North Atlantic Choneziphius planirostris (208996)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Diodon stenodus, Diodon sp. (56459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa Ziphius sp. (77210)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphius cuvieri (47465)
Late/Upper Miocene - Holocene11.608 - 0.0French Southern Territories Izikoziphius rossi (192399)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Nazcacetus urbinai (78518)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Spain Choneziphius leidyi (141838)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Izikoziphius sp. (100313)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Choneziphius sp. (89447)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Ziphius cavirostris (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Choneziphius trachops, Choneziphius liops (123227) Proroziphius chonops (123226)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588France (Rodano) Ziphius planirostris (54102)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen) Choneziphius planirostris (57138)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphius sp. (67029)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Teruel) Ziphius cavirostris (54185)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Ziphius planus (85153)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom (England) Choneziphius planirostris, Choneziphius planus, Choneziphius packardi, Ziphius compressus (48093)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Ziphius cavirostris (86921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Ziphius cavirostris (168353)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Ziphius cavirostris (79916)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Ziphius cavirostris (168359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (North Carolina) Ziphius cavirostris (65172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Ziphius cavirostris (168360)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mozambique Ziphius cavirostris (168356)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India Ziphius cavirostris (168357)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Ziphius cavirostris (168361)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Angola Ziphius cavirostris (168352)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Baja California) Ziphius cavirostris (201786)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy Ziphius cavirostris (168355)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Ziphius cavirostris (168354)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Ziphius cavirostris (168358)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Portugal Ziphius cavirostris (168351)