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
             Genus Feresa Gray, 1871 - pygmy killer whale
             Genus Globicephala Lesson, 1828 - pilot whales
             Genus Grampus Gray, 1828 - Risso's dolphin
             Genus Lagenorhynchus Gray, 1846 - short-beaked dolphins
             Genus Orcinus Fitzinger, 1860 - killer whale
             Genus Peponocephala Nishiwaki & Norris, 1966 - many-toothed blackfish, melon-headed whale
             Genus Pseudorca Reinhardt, 1862 - false killer whale
             Genus Stenella Gray, 1866 - spinner, spotted, and striped dolphins
             Genus Steno Gray, 1846 - rough-toothed dolphin
             Genus Tursiops Gervais, 1855 - bottle-nosed dolphins