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 Platanistidae Gray, 1846 - river dolphins
         Genus Platanista Wagler, 1830 - South Asian river dolphin
           Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) - Gangetic freshwater dolphin