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Cetotheriopsidae (disused)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cetotheriopsinae Brandt
1873Cetotheriopsinae Brandt p. 26
2002Cetotheriopsinae Sanders and Barnes p. 274
2003Cetotheriopsidae Geisler and Sanders p. 27
2007Cetotheriopsidae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2007Cetotheriopsidae Steeman p. 880
2008Cetotheriopsidae Uhen et al. p. 611
2009Cetotheriopsidae Rice p. 235 figs. Table 1
2011Cetotheriopsidae Geisler et al. p. 6 figs. Table 1
2016Cetotheriopsidae Marx et al. p. 107

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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
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
familyCetotheriopsidae()
familyCetotheriopsidae()

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.

Fm. †Cetotheriopsidae Brandt 1872
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available