Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1868. Synopsis of the species of whales and dolphins in the Collection of the British Museum 1-10
Parent taxon: Odontoceti according to O. Lambert et al. 2023
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Alfsen et al. 2021, Barnes et al. 1985, Benites-Palomino et al. 2020, Berta 2017, Bianucci et al. 2011, Bianucci and Landini 2006, Bianucci and Landini 2007, Bloodworth and Odell 2008, Boersma and Pyenson 2015, Boessenecker and Geisler 2023, Canto et al. 2010, Carone and Marra 2014, Collareta et al. 2019, Collareta et al. 2017, Fordyce and Barnes 1994, Fordyce et al. 1995, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Fraser and Purves 1960, Geisler et al. 2011, Geisler and Sanders 2003, Gill 1872, Gingerich 2005, Godfrey and Lambert 2023, Gondar 1974, Gray 1871, Hampe 2006, Hirota and Barnes 1995, Kasuya 1973, Kazár 2002, Lambert 2008, Lambert 2020, Lambert et al. 2010, Marx et al. 2016, McKenna and Bell 1997, Piazza et al. 2018, Reumer et al. 2017, Rice 1998, Rice 2002, Rice 2009, Simpson 1945, Uhen et al. 2008, Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015, Velez-Juarbe et al. 2016 and Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Sister taxa: Acrodelphinidae, Agorophioidea, Agriocetus, Amblyoccipita, Argyrocetus, Ashleycetidae, Atropatenocetus, Aureia, Balaenodon, Belosphys, Berardiopsis, Caolodelphis, Cetophis, Champsodelphis, Chilcacetus, Colophonodon, Delphinapterus orcinus, Delphinida, Delphinoceti, Delphinodon mento, Delphinopsis, Delphinorhynchus, Delphinus domeykoi, Delphinus restitutensis, Delphinus vanzelleri, Dinoziphius, Ediscetus, Enigmatocetus, Eurhinodelphinida, Eurhinodelphinidae, Eurhinodelphis minoensis, Eurhinodelphis sassariensis, Graamocetus, Graphiodon, Helvicetus, Helvicetus rugosus, Hesperocetus, Hesperoinia, Homaeocetus, Homocetus villersii, Hyperoodontoidea, Inticetidae, Ixacanthus, Kharthlidelphis, Lonchodelphis, Macrochirifer, Macrodelphinus, Mesoplodontidae, Microcetus, Miokogia, Miotursiops, Mirocetidae, Monodontoidea, Nannolithax, Neosqualodon, Oedolithax, Oligodelphis, Oligosqualodon, Palaeoziphius, Pandelphinida, Panphyseteroidea, Parapontoporiidae, Parasqualodon, Patriocetidae, Pelodelphis, Phoberodon, Phoca debilis, Phoca rugosidens, Phococetus, Physetodon, Platanidelphidi, Platanistida, Platanistoidea, Platydelphis, Pontivaga, Priscodelphinus, Priscodelphinus teres, Priscophyseter, Prolipotes, Prophyseter, Prosqualodon, Prosqualodon hamiltoni, Proterocetus, Rhabdosteoidea, Rhabdosteus, Rhabodosteus, Romaleodelphis, Sachalinocetus, Saurocetus, Saurocetus gibbesii, Scaptodon, Scaptodon lodderi, Squaloceti, Squalodelphis pusillus, Squalodon (Microzeuglodon) wingei, Squalodon crassus, Squalodon imperator, Squalodon linzianus, Squalodon molassicus, Squalodon pelagius, Squalodon vocontiorum, Squalodon wymanii, Squalodontidae, Squalodontoidea, Stereodelphis, Sulakocetus, Synrhina, Tretosphys, Tretosphys uraeus, Uncamentodon, Xenorophidae, Zignodelphinidae, Ziphioidea, Susuoidea, Susoidea
Subtaxa: Acrophyseter Albicetus Angelocetus Brygmophyseter Cozzuoliphyseter Eudelphis Ferecetotherium Hoplocetus Kogiidae Livyatan Miophyseter Physeterida Physeteridae Preaulophyseter Rhaphicetus Scaldicetus Zygophyseter
Ecology: aquatic carnivore