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Suborder ARCHAEOCETI (archaeocetes or zeuglodonts) - EXTINCT
- Family PROTOCETIDAE
  (Fossil only - Lower to upper Eocene).
- Family DORUDONTIDAE
  (Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Miocene).
- Family BASILOSAURIDAE
  (Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Oligocene).
Suborder ODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
- Family AGOROPHIIDAE - EXTINCT
  (Fossil only - Upper Eocene).
- Family SQUALODONTIDAE - EXTINCT
  (Fossil only - Upper Oligocene to lower Pliocene).
- Family PLATANISTIDAE
  (River dophins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
  - Genus PLATANISTA
    - Species P. GANGETICA
      - Ganges River Dolphin
    - Species P. MINOR
      - Indus River Dolphin
  - Genus PLATANISTIDAE
    - Species I. GEOFFRENSIS
      - Amazon River Dolphin
  - Genus LIPOTES
    - Species L. VEXILLIFER
      - Chinese River Dolphin
  - Genus PONTOPORIA
    - Species P. BLAINVILLEI
      - Franciscana Dolphin
- Family ZIPHIIDAE (formerly Family Hyperoodontidae)
  (Beaked whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
  - Genus BERARDIUS
    - Species B. BAIRDII
      - Baird's Beaked Whale
    - Species B. ARNUXII
      - Arnoux's Beaked Whale
  - Genus TASMACETUS
    - Species T. SHEPHERDI
      - Shepherd's Beaked Whale
  - Genus ZIPHIUS
    - Species Z. CAVIROSTRIS
      - Cuvier's Beaked Whale
  - Genus HYPEROODON
    - Species H. AMPULLATUS
      - Northern Bottlenose Whale
    - Species H. PLANIFRONS
      - Southern Bottlenose Whale
  - Genus MESOPLODON
    - Species M. PACIFICUS
      - Longman's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. HECTORI
      - Hector's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. MIRUS
      - True's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. EUROPAEUS
      - Gervais' Beaked Whale
    - Species M. GINDGODENS
      - Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale
    - Species M. GRAYI
      - Gray's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. CARLHUBBSI
      - Hubbs' Beaked Whale
    - Species M. STEJNEGERI
      - Stejneger's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. BOWDOINI
      - Andrews' Beaked Whale
    - Species M. BIDENS
      - Sowerby's Beaked Whale
    - Species M. LAYARDII
      - Strap-Toothed Whale
    - Species M . DENSIROSTRIS
      - Blainville's Beaked Whale
- Family PHYSETERIDAE (Sperm Whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
  - Genus PHYSETER
    - Species P. MACROCEPHALUS
      - Sperm Whale
  - Genus KOGIA
    - Species K. BREVICEPS
      - Pygmy Sperm Whale
    - Species K. SIMUS
      - Dwarf Sperm Whale
- Family MONODONTIDAE (Narwhal and Beluga - Pleistocene to Recent).
  - Genus DELPHINAPTERUS
    - Species D. LEUCAS
      - Beluga
  - Genus MONODON
    - Species M. MONOCEROS
      - Narwhal
- Family PHOCOENIDAE (Porpoises - Upper Miocene to Recent).
  - Genus PHOCOENA
    - Species P. PHOCOENA
      - Harbor Porpoise
    - Species P. SINUS
      - Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
    - Species P. DIOPTRICA
      - Spectacled Porpoise
    - Species P. SPINIPINNIS
      - Burmeister's Porpoise
  - Genus NEOPHOCAENA
    - Species N. PHOCAENOIDES
      - Finless Porpoise
  - Genus PHOCOENOIDES
    - Species P. DALLI
      - Dall's Porpoise
- Family DELPHINIDAE (Dolphins and killer whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
  - Genus STENO
    - Species S. BREDANENSIS
      - Rough-Toothed Dolphin
  - Genus SOUSA
    - Species S. CHINENSIS
      - Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin
    - Species S. TEUSZII
      - Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin
  - Genus SOTALIA
    - Species S. FLUVIATILIS
      - Tucuxi Dolphin
  - Genus TURSIOPS
    - Species T. TRUNCATUS
      - Bottlenose Dolphin
  - Genus STENELLA
    - Species S. LONGIROSTRIS
      - Spinner Dolphins
    - Species S. CLYMENE
      - Short-Snouted Spinner Dolphin
    - Species S. PLAGIODON
      - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
    - Species S. ATTENUATA
      - Spotted Dolphin
    - Species S. COERULEOALBA
      - Striped Dolphin
  - Genus DELPHINUS
    - Species D. DELPHIS
      - Common Dolphin
  - Genus LAGENODELPHIS
    - Species L. HOSEI
      - Fraser's Dolphin
  - Genus LAGENORHYNCHUS
    - Species L. ALBIROSTRIS
      - White-Beaked Dolphin
    - Species L. ACUTUS
      - Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
    - Species L. OBLIQUIDENS
      - Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
    - Species L. OBSCURUS
      - Dusky Dolphin
    - Species L. AUSTRALIS
      - Peale's Dolphin
    - Species L. CRUCIGER
      - Hourglass Dolphin
  - Genus CEPHALORHYNCHUS
    - Species C. COMMERSONII
      - Commerson's Dolphin
    - Species C. HEAVISIDII
      - Heaviside's Dolphin
    - Species C. EUTROPIA
      - Chilean Dolphin
    - Species C. HECTORI
      - Hector's Dolphin
  - Genus LISSODELPHIS
    - Species L. BOREALIS
      - Northern Right Whale Dolphin
    - Species L. PERONII
      - Southern Right Whale Dolphin
  - Genus GRAMPUS
    - Species G. GRISEUS
      - Risso's Dolphin
  - Genus PEPONOCEPHALA
    - Species P. ELECTRA
      - Melon-Headed Whale
  - Genus FERESA
    - Species F. ATTENUATA
      - Pygmy Killer Whale
  - Genus PSEUDORCA
    - Species P. CRASSIDENS
      - False Killer Whale
  - Genus GLOBICEPHALA
    - Species G. MALAENA
      - Long-Finned Pilot Whale
    - Species G. MACRORHYNCHUS
      - Short-Finned Pilot Whale
  - Genus ORCINUS
    - Species O. ORCA
      - Killer Whale
  - Genus ORCAELLA
    - Species O. BREVIROSTRIS
      - Irrawaddy Dolphin
- Family STENIDAE (Long-snouted dolphins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Family EURHINODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
- Family HEMISYNTRACHELIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
- Family ACRODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
Suborder MYSTICETI (baleen, or whalebone, whales)
- Family AETIOCETIDAE
- Family PATRIOCETIDAE
- Family CETOTHERIIDAE
- Family ESCHRIDHTIIDAE
  - Genus ESCHRICHTIUS
    - Species E. ROBUSTUS
      - Gray Whale
- Family BALAENIDAE
  - Genus EUBALAENA
    - Species E. GLACIALIS
      - Right Whale
  - Genus BALAENA
    - Species B. MYSTICETUS
      - Bowhead Whale
  - Genus CAPEREA
    - Species C. MARGINATA
      - Pygmy Right Whale
- Family BALAENOPTERIDAE
  - Genus BALAENOPTERA
    - Species B. MUSCULUS
      - Blue Whale
    - Species B. PHYSALUS
      - Fin Whale
    - Species B. BOREALIS
      - Sei Whale
    - Species B. EDENI
      - Bryde's Whale
    - Species B. ACUTOROSTRATA
      - Minke Whale
  - Genus MEGAPTERA
    - Species M. NOVAEANGLIAE
      - Humpback Whale

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