Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
       Order Cetacea Brisson, 1762 - whales, dolphins, and porpoises see Infraorder Cetacea Brisson, 1762
         Suborder Odontoceti Flower, 1867 - toothed whales see Parvorder Odontoceti Flower, 1867
           Family Delphinidae Gray, 1821 - oceanic dolphins
             Genus Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 - common dolphin, saddleback dolphin
               Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 - short-beaked saddle-backed dolphin