Classification of Scheffer and Rice 1963

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. Balaena Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
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Balaena glacialis Muller 1776 [North Atlantic right whale]
G. Caperea Gray 1864
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Caperea marginata Gray 1846 [pygmy right whale]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 [minke whale]
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 [sei whale]
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1879 [Eden's whale]
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 [blue whale]
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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Megaptera novaeangliae Brisson 1762 [humpback whale]
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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Eschrichtius gibbosus Erxleben 1777
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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Subfm. †Delphininae Flower 1867
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus capensis Gray 1828 [long-beaked common dolphin]
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Feresa Gray 1870 [pygmy killer whale]
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Feresa attenuata Gray 1874 [pygmy killer whale]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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Globicephala macrorhyncha Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
Globicephala melaena Traill 1809 [long-finned pilot whale]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
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Grampus griseus Cuvier 1812 [Risso's dolphin]
G. Lagenodelphis Fraser 1956
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Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 [Fraser's dolphin]
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray 1846 [white-beaked dolphin]
Lagenorhynchus cruciger Quoy and Gaimard 1824
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Invalid names: Lagenorhynchus obscurus Gray 1828 [synonym], Lagenorhynchus supercilliosus Lesson and Garnot 1826 [synonym], Sagmatias amblodon Cope 1866 [synonym]
Lagenorhynchus electra Gray 1846 [melon-headed whale]
G. Lissodelphis Gloger 1841
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Lissodelphis peroni Lacépède 1804 [southern right whale dolphin]
G. Neophocaena Palmer 1899
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Neophocaena phocaenoides Cuvier 1829 [finless porpoise]
G. Orcaella Gray 1866
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Orcaella brevirostris Gray 1866 [Irrawaddy dolphin]
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
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Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 [orca]
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Invalid names: Orcinus rectipinna Scammon and Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. Phocoena Cuvier 1816
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Phocoena dioptrica Lahille 1912 [spectacled porpoise]
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 [harbor porpoise]
Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958 [Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise]
Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister 1865
G. Phocoenoides Andrews 1911
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Phocoenoides dalli True 1885 [Dall's porpoise]
Phocoenoides truei Andrews 1911
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
G. Sotalia Gray 1866
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Sotalia borneensis Lydekker 1901
Sotalia brasiliensis Van Beneden 1875
Sotalia chinensis Osbeck 1765 [Chinese white dolphin]
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Invalid names: Sotalia sinensis Desmarest 1822 [synonym]
Sotalia guianensis Van Beneden 1864
Sotalia pallida Gervais 1855
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Invalid names: Sotalia fluviatilis Gervais and Deville 1853 [synonym], Sotalia tucuxi Gray 1856 [synonym]
Sotalia plumbea Flower 1884
G. Stenella Gray 1866
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Stenella attenuata Gray 1846 [pantropical spotted dolphin]
Stenella frontalis Cuvier 1829
Invalid names: Prodelphinus Van Beneden and Gervais 1880 [synonym]
G. Steno Gray 1846
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Steno bredanensis Lesson 1828 [rough-toothed dolphin]
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Invalid names: Stenopontistes zambesicus Mirando Ribeiro 1936 [synonym]
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
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Tursiops aduncus Ehrenberg 1832
Tursiops truncatus Gray 1866 [common bottlenose dolphin]
Subfm. Monodontinae Miller 1923
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G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
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Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 [beluga whale]
G. Monodon Linnaeus 1758 [narwhal]
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Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 [narhwal]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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Subfm. Kogiinae Gill 1871
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G. Kogia Gray 1846
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Kogia breviceps Blainville 1838 [pygmy sperm whale]
Invalid names: Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty]
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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Subfm. Iniinae Flower 1867
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G. Inia d'Orbigny 1834
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Inia geoffrensis Blainville 1817
G. Lipotes Miller 1918
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Lipotes vexillifer Miller 1918 [Chinese river dolphin]
Invalid names: Platanistinae Flower 1867 [empty], Pontoporiinae Gray 1870 [empty]
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Berardius Duvernoy 1851
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Berardius arnouxi Duvernoy 1851 [Arnoux's beaked whale]
Berardius bairdi Stejneger 1883
G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
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Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster 1770 [northern bottlenose whale]
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower 1882 [southern bottlenose whale]
G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby 1804
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville 1817
Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
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Invalid names: Mesoplodon gervaisi Deslongchamps 1866 [synonym]
Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki and Kamiya 1958
Mesoplodon grayi Haast 1876
Mesoplodon layardi Gray 1865 [strap-toothed whale]
Mesoplodon mirus True 1913 [True's beaked whale]
Mesoplodon pacificus Longman 1926 [tropical bottlenose whale]
G. Tasmacetus Oliver 1937
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Tasmacetus shepherdi Oliver 1937 [Shepherd's beaked whale]
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
Or. Carnivora Bowdich 1821 [carnivoran]
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Superfm. Caenoidea Simpson 1931
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Fm. Mustelidae Fischer 1817 [mustelid carnivore]
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Subfm. Lutrinae Baird 1857 [otter]
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G. Enhydra Fleming 1822 [sea otter]
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Enhydra lutris Linnaeus 1758 [sea otter]
Tr. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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Subfm. Otariinae Gray 1825
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G. Eumetopias Gill 1866 [Steller sea lion]
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Eumetopias jubata Schreber 1776 [Steller sea lion]
G. Neophoca Gray 1866 [Australian sea lion]
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Neophoca cinerea Peron 1816 [Australian sea lion]
Neophoca hookeri Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
G. Otaria Peron 1816 [sea lion]
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Otaria byronia Blainville 1820
G. Zalophus Gill 1866 [California sea lion]
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Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
Invalid names: Arctocephalinae Scheffer and Rice 1963 [empty]
Fm. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Superfm. Otarioidea Gray 1825
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Fm. Odobenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
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G. Odobenus Brisson 1762 [walrus]
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 [walrus]
Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
Superfm. Phocoidea Smirnov 1908
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Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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Subfm. Monachinae Trouessart 1897
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Tr. Monachini Trouessart 1904
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G. Monachus Flemming 1822 [monk seal]
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Monachus monachus Hermann 1779 [Mediterranean monk seal]
Monachus schauinslandi Hermann 1779 [Hawaiian monk seal]
Monachus tropicalis Gray 1850
Invalid names: Lobodontini Gray 1869 [empty]
Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
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Tr. Phocini Gray 1821
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G. Halichoerus Nilsson 1820 [grey seal]
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Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791 [grey seal]
G. Histriophoca Gill 1873 [ribbon seal]
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Histriophoca fasciata Zimmermann 1783 [ribbon seal]
G. Pagophilus Gray 1844 [harp seal]
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Pagophilus groenlandicus Erxleben 1777 [harp seal]
G. Phoca Linnaeus 1758 [seal]
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Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 [harbor seal]
G. Pusa Scopoli 1777 [Arctic seal]
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Pusa caspica Nilsson 1837
Pusa hispida Schreber 1775 [ringed seal]
Pusa sibirica Gmelin 1788
Invalid names: Erignathini Chapski 1955 [empty]
Invalid names: Cystophorinae Gray 1866 [empty]
Or. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Fm. Dugongidae Gray 1821 [dugong]
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Subfm. Dugonginae Gray 1821
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G. Dugong Lacépède 1799 [dugong]
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Dugong dugon Illiger 1811 [dugong]
Subfm. †Hydrodamalinae Palmer 1895
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G. †Hydrodamalis Retzius 1794 [Steller's sea cow]
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Hydrodamalis gigas Zimmermann 1780 [Steller's sea cow]
Fm. Trichechidae Gray 1821 [manatee]
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G. Trichechus Linnaeus 1758 [manatee]
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Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883 [Amazonian manatee]
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795 [West African manatee]