Opinions from R. Lydekker 1887

  • 'Amphicetus is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Aporotus is a subjective synonym of Choneziphius'
  • 'Archaeoceti belongs to Cetacea'
  • 'Arionus is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Balaena belongs to Balaeninae'
  • 'Balaena affinis belongs to Balaena'
  • 'Balaena balaenopsis belongs to Balaena'
  • 'Balaena biscayensis belongs to Balaena'
  • 'Balaena definata is recombined as Balaenoptera definata'
  • 'Balaena emarginata is recombined as Balaenoptera emarginata'
  • 'Balaena mysticetus belongs to Balaena'
  • 'Balaena primigenius [misspelled as Balaena primigenia] belongs to Balaena'
  • 'Balaeninae belongs to Balaenidae'
  • 'Balaenodon belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Balaenodon physaloides belongs to Balaenodon'
  • 'Balaenoptera belongs to Balaenopterinae'
  • 'Balaenoptera borealina belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera borealis belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera juddi belongs to Balaenoptera'
  • 'Balaenoptera sibbaldina is a subjective synonym of Balaenoptera definata'
  • 'Balaenopterinae belongs to Balaenidae'
  • 'Balaenotus insignis is recombined as Balaena insignis'
  • 'Balanadae is corrected as Balaenidae and belongs to Mystacoceti'
  • 'Belemnoziphius is a subjective synonym of Mesoplodon'
  • 'Belemnoziphius compressus is recombined as Mesoplodon compressus'
  • 'Burtinopsis is a subjective synonym of Megaptera'
  • 'Burtinopsis minutus is recombined as Megaptera minuta'
  • 'Burtinopsis similis is recombined as Megaptera similis'
  • 'Cetotherium belongs to Balaenopterinae'
  • 'Cetotheriophanes is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Eucetotherium is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Plesiocetopsis is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Cetotherium brevifrons belongs to Cetotherium'
  • 'Cetotherium dubium belongs to Cetotherium'
  • 'Champsodelphis belongs to Platanistidae'
  • 'Chirotherium is a subjective synonym of Halitherium'
  • 'Choneziphius belongs to Ziphiinae'
  • 'Crenidelphinus is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Delphinapterus belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Delphinidae belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Delphinodon is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Delphinoides is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Delphinus orcoides is a subjective synonym of Globicephalus uncidens'
  • 'Delphinus (Phocaena) uncidens is recombined as Globicephalus uncidens'
  • 'Delphinus brocchi is recombined as Delphinapterus brochii'
  • 'Delphinus leucas is recombined as Delphinapterus leucas'
  • 'Delphinus melas is recombined as Globicephalus melas'
  • 'Delphinus pseudodelphis is a subjective synonym of Schizodelphis sulcatus'
  • 'Delphinus sulcatus is recombined as Schizodelphis sulcatus'
  • 'Dinoziphius ramdoncki is a subjective synonym of Eucetus amblyodon'
  • 'Dioplodon is a subjective synonym of Mesoplodon'
  • 'Dioplodon becani is a subjective synonym of Mesoplodon longirostris'
  • 'Eotherium belongs to Halitheriidae'
  • 'Eotherium aegyptiacum belongs to Eotherium'
  • 'Eucetus belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Eucetus amblyodon belongs to Eucetus'
  • 'Felsinotherium is a subjective synonym of Halitherium'
  • 'Felsinotherium forestii is recombined as Halitherium forestii'
  • 'Globicephala [misspelled as Globicephalus] belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Globiceps is a subjective synonym of Globicephalus'
  • 'Halianassa is a subjective synonym of Halitherium'
  • 'Halitheriidae belongs to Sirenia'
  • 'Halitherium belongs to Halitheriidae'
  • 'Halitherium canhami belongs to Halitherium'
  • 'Herpetocetus belongs to Balaenopterinae'
  • 'Herpetocetus scaldiensis belongs to Herpetocetus'
  • 'Heterocetus is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Heterocetus affinis is recombined as Cetotherium affine'
  • 'Hoplocetus belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis belongs to Hoplocetus'
  • 'Hoplocetus crassidens belongs to Hoplocetus'
  • 'Hoplocetus curvidens belongs to Hoplocetus'
  • 'Hyperoodon belongs to Ziphiinae'
  • 'Hyperoodon rostratum [misspelled as Hyperoodon rostratus] belongs to Hyperoodon'
  • 'Macrophoca is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Macrophoca atlantica is recombined as Squalodon atlanticus'
  • 'Manati gigas is recombined as Rhytina gigas'
  • 'Manatus coulombi is a subjective synonym of Eotherium aegyptiacum'
  • 'Manatus fossilis is recombined as Halitherium fossile'
  • 'Megaptera belongs to Balaenopterinae'
  • 'Megapteropsis is a subjective synonym of Megaptera'
  • 'Megapteropsis robusta is replaced by Megaptera affinis'
  • 'Mesoplodon belongs to Ziphiinae'
  • 'Metaxytherium is a subjective synonym of Halitherium'
  • 'Monodon belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Monodon monoceros belongs to Monodon'
  • 'Mystacoceti belongs to Cetacea'
  • 'Odontoceti belongs to Cetacea'
  • 'Orca belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Orca citoniensis belongs to Orca'
  • 'Pachyodon is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Pachyodon catulli is recombined as Squalodon catulli'
  • 'Palaeocetus belongs to Balaeninae'
  • 'Palaeocetus sedgwicki is corrected as Palaeocetus sedgwickii and belongs to Palaeocetus'
  • 'Palaeodelphis is a subjective synonym of Physodon'
  • 'Palaeodelphis fusiformis is recombined as Physodon fusiformis'
  • 'Palaeodelphis grandis is recombined as Physodon grandis'
  • 'Phocodon is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Physeter belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Physeter macrocephalus belongs to Physeter'
  • 'Physeteridae belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Physeterinae belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Physeterula belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Physeterula dubusii is corrected as Physeterula dubusi and belongs to Physeterula'
  • 'Physetodon belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Physetodon baileyi belongs to Physetodon'
  • 'Physodon belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Platanistina was reranked as the family Platanistidae and belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Plesiocetus is a subjective synonym of Cetotherium'
  • 'Plesiocetus brialmonti is recombined as Cetotherium brialmonti'
  • 'Plesiocetus burtinii is recombined as Cetotherium burtini'
  • 'Plesiocetus garopii is recombined as Balaenoptera goropi'
  • 'Plesiocetus hupschii is recombined as Cetotherium hupschi'
  • 'Prorastomus belongs to Halitheriidae'
  • 'Prorastomus sirenoides belongs to Prorastomus'
  • 'Pugmeodon is a subjective synonym of Halitherium'
  • 'Pugmeodon schinzii is recombined as Halitherium schinzi'
  • 'Rhizoprion is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Rhytina belongs to Rhytinidae'
  • 'Rhytinidae belongs to Sirenia'
  • 'Sastrilophus dehmi is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Scaldicetus belongs to Physeterinae'
  • 'Scaldicetus caretti [misspelled as Scaldicetus careti] belongs to Scaldicetus'
  • 'Schizodelphis belongs to Platanistidae'
  • 'Squalodon belongs to Squalodontidae'
  • 'Squalodon grateloupii [misspelled as Squalodon grateloupi] belongs to Squalodon'
  • 'Squalodontidae belongs to Odontoceti'
  • 'Stereodelphis is a subjective synonym of Squalodon'
  • 'Tursiops belongs to Delphinidae'
  • 'Tursiops tursio belongs to Tursiops'
  • 'Zeuglodon belongs to Zeuglodontidae'
  • 'Zeuglodon brachyspondylus is a subjective synonym of Zeuglodon cetoides'
  • 'Zeuglodon cetoides belongs to Zeuglodon'
  • 'Zeuglodon hydrarchus is a subjective synonym of Zeuglodon cetoides'
  • 'Zeuglodon macrospondylus is a subjective synonym of Zeuglodon cetoides'
  • 'Zeuglodontidae belongs to Archaeoceti'
  • 'Ziphiidae was reranked as the tribe Ziphiina and belongs to Physeteridae'
  • 'Ziphiopsis is a subjective synonym of Choneziphius'
  • 'Ziphirostrum is a subjective synonym of Choneziphius'
  • 'Ziphius angulatus is recombined as Mesoplodon angulatus'
  • 'Ziphius angustus is recombined as Mesoplodon angustus'
  • 'Ziphius gibbus is recombined as Mesoplodon gibbus'
  • 'Ziphius longirostris is recombined as Mesoplodon longirostris'
  • 'Ziphius medilineatus is a subjective synonym of Mesoplodon longirostris'
  • 'Ziphius planirostris is recombined as Choneziphius planirostris'
  • 'Ziphius planus is recombined as Choneziphius planus'
  • 'Ziphius tenuirostris is recombined as Mesoplodon tenuirostris'