Cetacea Brisson, 1762
(whales & dolphins)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Superfamily 3 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Family 3 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Superfamily 7 subtaxa 9 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Cetacea (whales & dolphins) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cetacea (whales & dolphins)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cetacea (whales & dolphins)
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