| Physeterinae Temporal range: | |
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| Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Physeteridae |
| Subfamily: | Physeterinae Gray, 1821[2] |
Physeterinae is a subfamily of whales in the family Physeteridae. It contains one extant genus, Physeter (sperm whales), and nine extinct genera (five of which are considered nomen dubium).[2]
Genera
- †Idiophyseter R. Kellogg, 1925[2]
- †Orycterocetus Leidy, 1853[2]
- Physeter Linnaeus, 1758[2]
- †Physeterula Van Beneden, 1877[2]
- †Placoziphius van Beneden, 1869[2]
Nomina dubia
- †Balaenodon Owen, 1846[2]
- †Physetodon McCoy, 1879[2]
- †Priscophyseter Portis, 1886[2]
- †Prophyseter Abel, 1905[2]
- †Thalassocetus Abel, 1905[2]
References
External links
Data related to Physeterinae at Wikispecies
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