Classification of Marx and Fordyce 2015
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 bertae Boessenecker 2013
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister 1867
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 [sei whale]
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 [blue whale]
Balaenoptera omurai Wada 2003
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
†Balaenoptera siberi Pilleri 1989
Invalid names: Balaenoptera ryani Hanna and McLellan 1924 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Eschrichtiinae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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Megaptera novaeangliae Brisson 1762 [humpback whale]
Invalid names: Megaptera miocaena Kellogg 1922 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Balaenoptera portisii Sacco 1890 [invalid subgroup], Megaptera hubachi Dathe 1983 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
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G. †Aetiocetus Emlong 1966
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†Aetiocetus cotylalveus Emlong 1966
†Aetiocetus polydentatus Barnes et al. 1995
†Aetiocetus weltoni Barnes et al. 1995
G. †Chonecetus Russell 1968
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†Chonecetus goedertorum Barnes et al. 1995
†Chonecetus sookensis Russell 1968
Infraor. Chaeomysticeti Mitchell 1989
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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 montalionis Capellini 1904
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 [bowhead whale]
†Balaena ricei Westgate and Whitmore 2002
G. Eubalaena Gray 1864 [right whale]
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†Eubalaena belgica Abel 1941
†Eubalaena shinshuensis Kimura et al. 2007
Unr. Plicogulae Geisler et al. 2011
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
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†Diorocetus chichibuensis Yoshida et al. 2003
†Diorocetus hiatus Kellogg 1968
†Diorocetus shobarensis Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924
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†Parietobalaena campiniana Bisconti et al. 2013
†Parietobalaena palmeri Kellogg 1924
†Parietobalaena yamaokai Otsuka and Ota 2008
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Cephalotropis Cope 1896
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Subfm. Herpetocetinae Steeman 2007
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G. †Herpetocetus Van Beneden 1872
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†Herpetocetus bramblei Whitmore and Barnes 2008
†Herpetocetus morrowi El Adli et al. 2014
†Herpetocetus transatlanticus Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Subfm. Neobalaeninae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
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Invalid names: Cetotherium megalophysum Cope 1895 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Eomysticetidae Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Fm. †Mammalodontidae Mitchell 1989
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