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 Pontoporia Gray, 1846 - Franciscana
Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844) - Franciscana