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 Ziphiidae Gray, 1850 - beaked whales
Genus Hyperoodon Lacépède, 1804 - bottle-nosed whales
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 - southern bottlenose whale