Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
       Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
         Superorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
           Order Cetartiodactyla Montgelard, Catzeflis & Douzery, 1997
             Suborder Whippomorpha
               Infraorder Cetacea Brisson, 1762
                 Parvorder Mysticeti Cope, 1891 - whalebone whales
                   1 Family Balaenidae Gray, 1821 - right whales
                   2 Family Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873 - pygmy right whales
                   3 Family Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 - rorquals