Opinions from T. A. Deméré et al. 2005
- 'Balaena cortesii is recombined as Cetotherium cortesii' according to Strobel 1881
- 'Balaenoptera cortesii is an invalid subgroup of Balaenopteridae'
- 'Balaena cuvierii is recombined as Balaenoptera cuvierii'
- 'Balaena definata is a nomen dubium'
- 'Balaena emarginata is a nomen dubium'
- 'Balaenoptera gibbosa is a nomen dubium'
- 'Balaena gibbosa is a nomen dubium'
- 'Balaenoptera belongs to Balaenopteridae'
- 'Balaenoptera borealina belongs to Balaenoptera'
- 'Balaenoptera cortesi portisi is an invalid subgroup of Balaenopteridae'
- 'Balaenoptera floridana is a subjective synonym of Balaenoptera cortesii'
- 'Balaenoptera musculoides is a subjective synonym of Balaenoptera garopii'
- 'Balaenoptera rostratella belongs to Balaenoptera'
- 'Balaenoptera ryani is an invalid subgroup of Balaenopteridae'
- 'Balaenoptera sibbaldina belongs to Balaenoptera'
- 'Balaenoptera siberi belongs to Balaenoptera'
- 'Balaenopteroidea belongs to Mysticeti'
- 'Burtinopsis is a subjective synonym of Balaenoptera'
- 'Burtinopsis minutus is recombined as Balaenoptera minutis'
- 'Burtinopsis similis is recombined as Balaenoptera similis'
- 'Cetotherium (Cetotheriophanes) was reranked as Cetotheriophanes and belongs to Balaenopteridae'
- 'Cetotherium (Cetotheriophanes) capellinii is recombined as Cetotheriophanes capellinii'
- 'Cetotherium cortesi is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium gastaldii' according to Strobel 1881
- 'Cetotherium gastaldii is recombined as Balaenoptera gastaldii'
- 'Eobalaenoptera belongs to Balaenopteroidea'
- 'Eobalaenoptera harrisoni belongs to Eobalaenoptera'
- 'Eschrichtius davidsonii is recombined as Balaenoptera davidsonii'
- 'Megaptera affinis is a subjective synonym of Megapteropsis robusta'
- 'Megaptera hubachi belongs to Megaptera'
- 'Megaptera miocaena belongs to Megaptera'
- 'Megapteropsis belongs to Eschrichtiidae'
- 'Megapteropsis robusta belongs to Megapteropsis'
- 'Parabalaenoptera belongs to Balaenopteridae'
- 'Parabalaenoptera baulinensis belongs to Parabalaenoptera'
- 'Plesiocetus belongs to Balaenopteridae'
- 'Plesiocetus garopii belongs to Plesiocetus'