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 Mysticeti Cope, 1891 - baleen whales
see Parvorder Mysticeti Cope, 1891
Family Balaenidae Gray, 1821 - right whales
Genus Balaena Linnaeus, 1758 - bowhead whale, Greenland right whale