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Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864

104001  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104001)

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  1. Genus Archaebalaenoptera Bisconti, 2007 †
  2. Genus Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  3. Genus Burtinopsis van Beneden, 1872 †
  4. Genus Cetotheriophanes Brandt, 1873 †
  5. Genus Diunatans Bosselaers & Post, 2010 †
  6. Genus Eobalaenoptera Dooley, Fraser & Luo, 2004 †
  7. Genus Idiocetus Capellini, 1876 †
  8. Genus Marzanoptera Bisconti, Damarco, Pavia, Sorce & Carnevale, 2020 †
  9. Genus Megaptera Gray, 1846
  10. Genus Megapteropsis van Beneden, 1872 †
  11. Genus Miobalaenoptera Tanaka & Watanabe, 2019 †
  12. Genus Nehalaennia Bisconti, Munsterman & Post, 2019 †
  13. Genus Notiocetus Ameghino, 1891 †
  14. Genus Palaeobalaena Woodward & Sherborn, 1890 †
  15. Genus Palaeocetus Seeley, 1865 †
  16. Genus Parabalaenoptera Zeigler, Chan & Barnes, 1997 †
  17. Genus Plesiobalaenoptera Bisconti, 2010 †
  18. Genus Plesiocetus Beneden, 1859 †
  19. Genus Praemegaptera Behrmann, 1995 †
  20. Genus Protororqualus Bisconti, 2007 †
  21. Genus Palaeobalaena Seeley, 1864 † accepted as Palaeocetus Seeley, 1865 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  22. Genus Agaphelus Cope, 1868 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  23. Genus Balaenopteris Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  24. Genus Balaenopterus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  25. Genus Balenoptera Duméril, 1805 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  26. Genus Balenopterus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  27. Genus Baloenoptera Lesson, 1827 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  28. Genus Baloenoptera Cadenat, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (misspelling)
  29. Genus Belaenoptera Lahille, 1899 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  30. Genus Benedenia Gray, 1864 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  31. Genus Boops Gray, 1821 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  32. Genus Catoptera Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  33. Genus Cetoptera Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  34. Genus Cuvierius Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  35. Genus Cuvierus Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  36. Genus Cyphobalaena Marschall, 1873 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846 (synonym)
  37. Genus Dactylaena Gray, 1874 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  38. Genus Dubertus Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  39. Genus Eubalaenoptera Acloque, 1899 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  40. Genus Fabricia Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  41. Genus Flowerius Lilljeborg, 1867 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  42. Genus Kyphobalaena Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846 (synonym)
  43. Genus Megapteron Gray, 1846 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846
  44. Genus Mysticetus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  45. Genus Ogmobalaena Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  46. Genus Paleocetus Gray, 1866 † accepted as Palaeocetus Seeley, 1865 †
  47. Genus Perqualus Gray, 1846 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846 (synonym)
  48. Genus Phalaenoptera Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  49. Genus Phylasus Duméril, 1805 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  50. Genus Physalis Fleming, 1822 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  51. Genus Physalus Gray, 1821 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  52. Genus Poescopia Gray, 1864 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846 (synonym)
  53. Genus Poeskopia Gervais, 1871 accepted as Megaptera Gray, 1846
  54. Genus Pterobalaena Eschricht, 1849 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  55. Genus Ptychocetus Gloger, 1842 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  56. Genus Rorqualus F. Cuvier, 1836 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (Synonym)
  57. Genus Rudolphius Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  58. Genus Sibbaldius Flower, 1865 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  59. Genus Sibbaldius Gray, 1864 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804
  60. Genus Sibbaldus Gray, 1864 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  61. Genus Stenobalaena Gray, 1874 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
  62. Genus Swinhoia Gray, 1866 accepted as Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104001 on 2024-03-28
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2022-04-30 19:00:02Z
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basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Cetacea (Order) > Mysticeti (Suborder) > Balaenopteroidea (Superfamily) > Balaenopteridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Rorquals (whales). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Lower Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

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