Classification of the superfamily Physeteroidea

Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Acrophyseter Lambert et al. 2008
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†Acrophyseter deinodon Lambert et al. 2008
†Acrophyseter robustus Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Albicetus Boersma and Pyenson 2015
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†Albicetus oxymycterus Kellogg 1925
G. †Angelocetus Peri et al. 2022
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†Angelocetus cursiensis Peri et al. 2022
G. †Brygmophyseter Kimura et al. 2006
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†Brygmophyseter shigensis Hirota and Barnes 1995
Invalid names: Naganocetus Bianucci and Landini 2006 [replaced]
G. †Cozzuoliphyseter Paolucci et al. 2021
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G. †Eudelphis Du Bus 1872
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†Eudelphis mortezelensis Du Bus 1872
G. †Ferecetotherium Mchedlidze 1970
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†Ferecetotherium kelloggi Mchedlidze 1970
G. †Hoplocetus Gervais 1852
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†Hoplocetus crassidens Gervais 1852
†Hoplocetus curvidens Gervais 1852
†Hoplocetus ritzi Hampe 2006
Invalid names: Hoplocetus obesus Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
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G. †Aprixokogia Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
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†Aprixokogia kelloggi Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Subfm. Kogiinae Gill 1871
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G. Kogia Gray 1846
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Kogia breviceps Blainville 1838 [pygmy sperm whale]
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Invalid names: Euphysetes grayii MacLeay 1851 [synonym], Euphysetes pottsii Haast 1873 [synonym], Kogia brevirostris Gray 1865 [invalid subgroup], Kogia floweri Gill 1871 [synonym], Kogia goodie True 1884 [synonym], Kogia macleayii Kreft 1865 [synonym]
†Kogia danomurai Benites-Palomino et al. 2021
†Kogia pusilla Pilleri 1987
Kogia sima Owen 1866 [dwarf sperm whale]
Invalid names: Callignathus Gill 1871 [synonym], Cogia Gray 1846 [synonym], Euphysetes Wall 1851 [synonym]
G. †Koristocetus Collareta et al. 2017
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†Koristocetus pescei Collareta et al. 2017
G. †Nanokogia Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015
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†Nanokogia isthmia Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015
G. †Pliokogia Collareta et al. 2019
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†Pliokogia apenninica Collareta et al. 2019
G. †Praekogia Barnes 1973
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†Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes 1973
Subfm. †Scaphokogiinae Muizon 1988
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G. †Platyscaphokogia Collareta et al. 2020
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†Platyscaphokogia landinii Collareta et al. 2020
G. †Scaphokogia Muizon 1988
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†Scaphokogia cochlearis Muizon 1988
†Scaphokogia totajpe Benites-Palomino et al. 2020
G. †Livyatan Lambert et al. 2010
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†Livyatan melvillei Lambert et al. 2010
Invalid names: Leviathan Lambert et al. 2010 [replaced]
G. †Miophyseter Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
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†Miophyseter chitaensis Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. †Aulophyseter Kellogg 1927
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†Aulophyseter morricei Kellogg 1927
G. †Diaphorocetus Ameghino 1894
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†Diaphorocetus ortegai Lambert et al. 2023
†Diaphorocetus poucheti Moreno 1892
Invalid names: Hypocetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Mesocetus Moreno 1892 [synonym], Paracetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Hoplocetinae Cabrera 1926
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Invalid names: Balaenodon physaloides Owen 1846 [nomen dubium], Physetodon baileyi McCoy 1879 [nomen dubium], Physodon leccense Gervais 1872 [nomen dubium]
G. †Idiophyseter Kellogg 1925
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†Idiophyseter merriami Kellogg 1925
G. †Idiorophus Kellogg 1925
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†Idiorophus bolzanensis Dal Piaz 1916
†Idiorophus patagonicus Lydekker 1894
Invalid names: Apenophyseter Cabrera 1926 [synonym]
G. †Kogiopsis Kellogg 1929
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†Kogiopsis floridana Kellogg 1929
G. †Orycterocetus Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Gargantuodon ligerensis Ginsburg 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gargantuodon Ginsburg 1969 [synonym]
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
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†Physeter antiquus Gervais 1849
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [sperm whale]
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Invalid names: Megistosaurus ensiformis Godman 1827 [synonym], Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
†Physeter vetus Leidy 1869
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Invalid names: Physeter antiquus Leidy 1853 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Catodon Linnaeus 1761 [synonym], Cetus Billberg 1828 [synonym], Meganeuron Gray 1866 [synonym], Megistosaurus Godman 1827 [synonym], Orthodon Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Physalus Lacépède 1804 [synonym]
G. †Physeterula Van Beneden 1877
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†Physeterula dubusi Van Beneden 1877
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Invalid names: Delphinus acutidens von Meyer 1859 [synonym]
†Physeterula neolassicus Veatch and Stephenson 1911
G. †Placoziphius Van Beneden 1869
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†Placoziphius duboisii Van Beneden 1869
G. †Thalassocetus Abel 1905
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Invalid names: Aulophyseterinae Kazár 2002 [empty], Catodontidae Cuvier 1836 [synonym], Orca semseyi Bockh 1899 [invalid subgroup], Orcopsis Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Paleophoca Van Beneden 1859 [nomen nudum], Physeterina Gray 1825 [synonym], Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty], Physodontidae Lydekker 1894 [invalid subgroup], Physotherium Portis 1886 [nomen dubium], Scaldicetus lodgei Chapman 1917 [nomen dubium], Ziphioides Probst 1886 [nomen dubium], Ziphiola Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen nudum]
G. †Preaulophyseter Caviglia and Jorge 1980
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†Preaulophyseter gualichensis Caviglia and Jorge 1980
G. †Rhaphicetus Lambert 2020
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†Rhaphicetus valenciae Lambert 2020
G. †Scaldicetus Du Bus 1867
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†Scaldicetus bellunensis Dal Piaz 1922
†Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867
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Invalid names: Eucetus amblyodon Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Homaeocetus villersii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Palaeodelphis arcuatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis fusiformis Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis pachyodon Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis zonatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
†Scaldicetus degiorgii Varola et al. 1988
†Scaldicetus grandis Du Bus 1872
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Invalid names: Palaeodelphis annulatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis coronatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis minutus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Physodon lorteti Depéret 1887 [synonym]
†Scaldicetus inflatus Cigala-Fulgosi and Pilleri 1985
†Scaldicetus macgeei Chapman 1912
†Scaldicetus minor Portis 1886
†Scaldicetus perpinguis Pilleri and Pilleri 1982
Invalid names: Eucetus Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Otaria prisca Gervais 1859 [nomen dubium], Palaeodelphis Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Physodon Gervais 1872 [synonym], Scaldicetus crispus Cigala-Fulgosi and Pilleri 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. †Zygophyseter Bianucci and Landini 2006
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†Zygophyseter varolai Bianucci and Landini 2006
Invalid names: Physeterida Muizon 1988 [empty]