Cetacea

Megaptera novaeangliae

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Cetartiodactyla
Ordo: Cetacea
Taxa: †"Archaeoceti" - Neoceti

Overview of familiae

†Aetiocetidae ...

References

• Geisler, J.H., McGowen, M.R., Yang, G., & Gatesy, J. 2011: A supermatrix analysis of genomic, morphological, and paleontological data from crown Cetacea. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 112. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-112
• Luque, J.L. et al. (2010). Checklist of helminth parasites of cetaceans from Brazil. Zootaxa 2548: 57–68. Preview
• Messenger, S.L. & McGuire, J.A. 1998: Morphology, molecules, and the phylogenetics of cetaceans. Systematic Biology, 47: 90-124. PDF

Links

• Cetacea in the World Cetacea Database
• Cetacea in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• NZOR (demonstration website)

Vernacular names

العربية: حيتانيات
Bahasa Melayu: Ikan paus
Български: Китоподобни
Česky: Kytovci
Српски / Srpski: Плави кит
Cymraeg: Morfil
Dansk: Hvaler
Deutsch: Wale
English: Cetaceans
Español: Cetáceos
Français: Cétacé
한국어: 고래
Hrvatski: Kitovi
Italiano: Cetacei
עברית: לווייתנאים
Limburgs: Walvèsachtege
Magyar: Cetek
Nederlands: Walvisachtigen
日本語: クジラ目
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Hvaler
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Kvalar
Polski: Walenie
Português: Cetáceo
Русский: Китообразные
Suomi: Valaat
Svenska: Valar
ไทย: อันดับวาฬและโลมา
Türkçe: Balinalar
Українська: Китоподібні
中文: 鯨目

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