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Taxon: Order Cetacea Brisson, 1762 - whales, dolphins, and porpoises (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation M.J. Brisson, 1762
Original name Brisson, 1762:3, 225.
Original rank
Original spelling

Variants

Subsequent rankCetacea (Suborder) Brisson, 1762 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 368 (note 1). [new]
Current rankCetacea (Infraorder) Brisson, 1762 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27). [inferred]
Former rankCetacea (Suborder) Brisson, 1762 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445. [inferred]

Synonyms

Including (pro parte)Mysticeta (Order) Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1022.
Including (pro parte)Odontoceta (Order) Ameghino, 1889 Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1022.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namewalvisachtigen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namewhales, dolphins, and porpoises
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