Balaenidae Gray 1821

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 723

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329539
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/170BDA03-EA04-2A6E-5473-0AF6D65A6429
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scientific name	Balaenidae Gray 1821
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Balaenidae Gray 1821 View in CoL

Balaenidae Gray 1821 View in CoL , London Med. Repos., 15: 310.

Genera: 2 genera with 4 species:

Genus Balaena Linnaeus 1758 (1 species)

Genus Eubalaena Gray 1864 (3 species)

Discussion: Commonly included Caperea , which is here put in a separate family, Neobalaenidae , following Barnes and McLeod (1984).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetacea
SubOrder	Mysticeti
Family	Balaenidae

Balaenidae Gray 1821

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Balaenidae

Gray 1821: 310

1821

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