Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Cetartiodactyla > Suborder Cetancodonta

Cetacea Brisson, 1762

Rank: Infraorder
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Mysticeti Flower, 1864
Odontoceti Flower, 1867

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: walvissen sources: de Ruijter, E.; Schoenmaker, A. (Ed.) (1989). Zeeboek [The sea book]. 2nd revised ed. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij JBU / Stichting Uitgeverij KNNV: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5107-007-1. 238 pp.
 English: whales, dolphins and porpoises
 German: Wale sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Κητώδη sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: cetacei sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: banginiai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: hvaler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: hvaler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: kvalar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: walenie sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: ктообразные sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: kiti sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: valar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: balinalar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Китоподібні

Literature

basis of record

Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Cetacea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2688

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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2008-11-24 by William Perrin

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