Classification of Bisconti 2008

Cl. Mammalia Linnaeus 1758 [mammal]
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Unr. Cetartiodactyla Montgelard et al. 1997
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Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
Infraor. Chaeomysticeti Mitchell 1989
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Superfm. Balaenoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
Fm. Neobalaenidae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
Unr. Balaenomorpha Geisler and Sanders 2003
Fm. †Eomysticetidae Sanders and Barnes 2002
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Eschrichtioides Bisconti 2008
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Eschrichtioides gastaldii Strobel 1881
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Invalid names: Cetotherium cortesii Fischer 1829 [synonym]
G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Cetotherium Brandt 1843
G. †Metopocetus Cope 1896
G. †Mixocetus Kellogg 1934
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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Subfm. Balaenopterinae Flower 1865
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
Invalid names: Megapterinae Flower 1865 [empty], Parabalaenopterinae Zeigler et al. 1997 [empty]