Physeterida

Physeterida is a rank that contains both Kogiidae and modern sperm whales and some extinct species.[1] It was named by J. Grey in 1821. It is an unranked classification.

Breaching pygmy sperm whale

Physeterida Temporal range: Neogene – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Physeter macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Parvorder:	Odontoceti
(unranked):	Physeterida
Subdivisions
See text

Classification

Brygmophyseter, an extinct member of Physeterida

• Diaphorocetus †
• Acrophyseter †
• Albicetus †
• Zygophyseter †
• Brygmophyseter (= Naganocetus) †
• Aulophyseter †
• Eudelphis †
• Orycterocetus †
• Preaulophyseter †
• Livyatan†[2]
• Physeteridae, sperm whales
  • Physeter, sperm whales
    • Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale
  • Ferecetotherium †
  • Helvicetus †
  • Idiorophus †
  • Placoziphius †
  • Idiophyseter †
  • Physeterula †
• Kogiidae
  • Kogia, small sperm whales
    • Kogia breviceps, pygmy sperm whale
    • Kogia sima, dwarf sperm whale
    • Kogia pusilla †
  • Aprixokogia †
  • Kogiopsis †
  • Praekogia †
  • Scaphokogia †
  • Thalassocetus †

Nomina dubia

• Eucetus †
• Graphiodon †
• Homocetus †
• Hoplocetus †
• Orcopsis †
• Palaeodelphis †
• Paleophoca †
• Physetodon †
• Physodon †
• Physotherium †
• Priscophyseter †
• Prophyseter †
• Scaldicetus †
• Scaptodon †
• Ziphoides †

References

1. "Taxonomy of Australian Mammals - Page 336". Googlebooks. Stephen Jackson, Stephen Matthew Jackson, Colin Groves.
2. Lambert, O.; Bianucci, G.; Post, K.; Salas-Gismondi, R.; Urbina, M.; Reumer, J. (2010). "The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru". Nature. 466: 105–108. doi:10.1038/nature09067. PMID 20596020.