Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Cetartiodactyla > Suborder Cetancodonta > Infraorder Cetacea

Odontoceti Flower, 1867

Rank: Superfamily
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Delphinidae Gray, 1821
Kogiidae Gill, 1871
Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Phocoenidae
Physeteridae
Ziphiidae Gray, 1850

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): tannhvaler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: tandwalvissen 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: toothed whales
 Norwegian: tannhvaler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: tannhvaler
 Norwegian Nynorsk: tannkvalar
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): tannkvalar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: tandvalar

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.

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Citation

Perrin, W. (2014). Odontoceti Flower, 1867. In: Perrin, W.F. (2014) World Cetacea Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148723

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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Last modified

2009-03-09 by William Perrin

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