Classification of Turner 1912
Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Feresa Gray 1870 [pygmy killer whale]
G. Globicephalus Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephalus macrorhynchus Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
Globicephalus melas Traill 1809 [long-finned pilot whale]
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus acutus Gray 1828
Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray 1846 [white-beaked dolphin]
G. Prodelphinus Van Beneden and Gervais 1880
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
G. Sotalia Gray 1866
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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Subfm. Ziphiinae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby 1804
Mesoplodon layardi Gray 1865 [strap-toothed whale]
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
†Ziphius medilineatus Owen 1870
Invalid names: Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty]
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Mystacoceti Flower 1867 [empty]
Tr. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Arctocephalus australis Zimmerman 1783 [South American fur seal]
Arctocephalus gazella Peters 1875
Arctocephalus philippi Peters 1866
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 [brown fur seal]
Arctocephalus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 [northern fur seal]
G. Eumetopias Gill 1866 [Steller sea lion]
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Eumetopias californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
Eumetopias cinerea Peron 1816 [Australian sea lion]
Eumetopias hookeri Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
Eumetopias stelleri Fischer 1829
Or. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Invalid names: Halicoridae Gray 1825 [empty], Rhytinidae Gill 1872 [empty]
Subor. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. Phoca Linnaeus 1758 [seal]
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Phoca barbata Erxleben 1777 [bearded seal]
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben 1777 [harp seal]
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 [ringed seal]
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 [harbor seal]
Invalid names: Cystophorinae Gray 1866 [empty], Ogmorhininae Turner 1888 [empty]
Fm. Trichecidae Gray 1821 [manatee]
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