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 Ziphius Cuvier, 1823 - goose-beaked whale
1 Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 - Cuvier's beaked whale