Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass 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 (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): hvaler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 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: CatalogueOfLife2008rev
 Norwegian Nynorsk: kvalar sources: CatalogueOfLife2008rev
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): 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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External Links

GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Perrin, W. (2014). Cetacea. 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: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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Last modified

2008-11-24 by William Perrin

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