After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Bouetel & de Muizon, 2006, and Marx & Fordyce, 2016

<==o Cetotheriidae Brandt, 1872 sensu Bouetel & de Muizon, 2006, and Marx & Fordyce, 2016 [incl. Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873] (cetotheres and pygmy right whale; cetoteerit ja kääpiösilovalaat)
   |-- †Titanocetus sammarinensis Capellini, 1901
   `--+-- †Joumocetus shimizui Kimura & Hasegawa, 2010
      `--+--+--o †Cephalotropis Cope, 1896
         |  |  |?- †C. nectus Kellogg, 1940
         |  |  `-- †C. coronatus Cope, 1896
         |  `--o †Metopocetus Cope, 1896
         |     |-- †M. hunteri Marx, Bosselaers & Louwye, 2016
         |     `-- †M. durinasus Cope, 1896
         `--+--+-- †Herentalia nigra Bisconti, 2015
            |  `--+--o †Cetotherium Brandt, 1843 [†Plesiocetopsis Brandt, 1873]
            |     |  `-- †C. rathkei Brandt, 1843 [Cetotherium rathkii Brandt, 1843] [type]
            |     `--+-- †Brandtocetus chongulek Gol'din & Startsev, 2014
            |        `--+-- †“Cetotherium” riabinini
            |           `--o †Kurdalagonus Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012a
            |              |-- †K. mchedlidzei Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012a
            |              |-- †K. adygeicus Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012a
            |              `-- †K. maicopicus (Spasskii, 1951) [Cetotherium maicopicus Spasskii, 1951]
            `--+--+-- †Cetotherium megalophysum Cope, 1895
               |  `--+-- †“Aulocetus” latus Kellogg, 1940
               |     `-- †Metopocetus vandelli Kellogg, 1941
               `--+-- †Piscobalaena nana Pilleri & Siber, 1989
                  `--+--o Neobalaeninae Gray, 1873 sensu Marx & Fordyce, 2016 [Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873; Neobalaeninae Miller 1923]
                     |  |-- †Miocaperea pulchra Bisconti, 2012 
                     |  `-- Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846) Gray, 1864 [Balaena marginata Gray, 1846] [Neobalaenidae Gray, 1873] (pygmy right whale; kääpiövalas, kääpiösilovalas)
                     `--+-- †Nannocetus eremus Kellogg, 1929
                        `--o †Herpetocetus Van Beneden, 1872 [†Mizuhoptera Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963 (nomen nudum?)]
                           |?- †H. fujinensis (Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963) [†Mizuhoptera fujinensis Hatai et al. 1963]
                           |?- †H. kanayaensis (Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963) [†Mizuhoptera kanayaensis Hatai et al. 1963]
                           |?- †H. sendaicus (Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963); Kimura & Hasegawa, 2004 [†Mizuhoptera sendaicus Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963]
                           |-- †H. scaldiensis Van Beneden, 1872
                           |-- †H. bramblei Whitmore & Barnes, 2008
                           |-- †H. transatlanticus Whitmore & Barnes, 2008
                           `-- †H. morrowi El Adli, Deméré & Boessenecker, 2014

Alphabetical list of Cetotheres not treated or with conflicting treatment:

    †Amphicetus Van Beneden, 1880
        †A. editus Van Beneden, 1880
        †A. later Van Beneden, 1880
        †A. rotundus Van Beneden, 1880
        †A. verus Van Beneden, 1880
    †Cetotherium Brandt, 1843 [†Plesiocetopsis Brandt, 1873]
        †C. ambiguum Brandt, 1873
        †C. grassangulum Cope, 1895
        †C. expansus Cope, 1890
        †C. incertum Brandt, 1873
        †C. klinderi Brandt, 1871
        †C. leptocentrum Trouessart, 1898 [C. crassangulum Trouessart, 1898, =? C. grassangulum Cope, 1895]
        †C. maicopicum Spasskii, 1954
        †C. meyeri Brandt, 1871
        †C. mysticetoides (Emmons, 1858)
        †C. parvum Trouessart, 1898
        †C. polyporum Cope, 1869 [Eschrichtius polyporus Cope, 1869 (nomen vanum); Balaenoptera polyporum; Cetotherium polyporus] [Cetotherium indet.?]
        †C. priscum(Eichwald, 1840) Brandt, 1843
        †C. pusillum Nordmann, 1860 [non Cope, 1890]
        †C. furlongi Kellogg, 1925
    †Cetotheriomorphus dubius Brandt, 1873
    ?†Cophocetus oregonensis Packard & Kellogg, 1934
    ?†Eucetotherium helmersenii (Brandt) Brandt, 1873 [Cetotherium helmersenii Brandt, 1871; Vampalus helmerseni (Brandt) Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012b]
    †Halicetus ignotus Kellogg, 1969
    †Heterocetus Capellini, 1877 [non Van Beneden, 1880]
        †H. affinis Van Beneden, 1880
        †H. brevifrons (Van Beneden, 1872)
        †H. guiscardii Capellini, 1877
        †H. sprangii Van Beneden, 1886
    ?†Hibacetus hirosei Otsuka & Ota, 2008
    †Imerocetus karaganicus Mchedlidze, 1964
    †Isocetus depauwii Van Beneden, 1880
    †Mauicetus Benham, 1939
        †M. parki Benham, 1939
        ?†M. brevicolis
    †Mesocetus Van Beneden, 1880 [Trenatocetidae Gol'din & Steeman, 2015]
        †M. agrami Van Beneden, 1884
        †M. aquitanicus Flot, 1896
        †M. argillarius Roth, 1978
        †M. hungaricus Kadic, 1907
        †M. latifrons Van Beneden, 1880
        †M. longirostris Van Beneden, 1880
        †M. pinguis Van Beneden, 1880
        †M. siphunculus Cope, 1895
    †Mithridatocetus Gol'din & Startsev, 2016
    †Mixocetus elysius Kellogg, 1934
    †Nanisocetus
    †Otradnocetus viridovi Mchedlidze, 1984
    †Peripolocetus vexillifer Kellogg, 1931
    †Pinocetus polonicus Czyzewska & Ryziewicz, 1976
    †Piscocetus sacaco Pilleri & Pilleri, 1989
    †Rhegnopsis palaeatlantica (Leidy, 1851) Cope, 1896 [Protobalaena palaeatlantica Leidy, 1851]
    †Thinocetus arthritus Kellogg, 1969
    †Tiphyocetus temblorensis Kellogg, 1931
    †Vampalus Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012b
        †Vampalus sayasanicus Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012b
        ?†Vampalus helmerseni (Brandt, 1871) Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012b [Cetotherium helmersenii Brandt, 1871; Eucetotherium helmersenii (Brandt) Brandt, 1873]
    †Zygiocetus nartorum Tarasenko, 2014

After Gol'din & Steeman, 2015

<==o †Cetotheriidae
   |-- ZIRM V28/1
   `--+-- †Joumocetus shimizui
      `--+--+-- †Kurdalagonus mchedlidzei
         |  `--+-- †Eucetotherium helmersenii
         |     |-- †Brandtocetus chongulek
         |     |-- †“Cetotherium meyeri”
         |     `--o †Cetotherium
         |        |-- †C. riabinini
         |        `-- †C. rathkii
         `--+-- †Metopocetus durinasus
            `--+-- †Herentalia nigra
               `--+-- †Piscobalaena nana
                  `--+-- †Nannocetus eremus
                     `--o †Herpetocetus
                        |-- †H. bramblei
                        |-- †H. transatlanticus
                        `-- †H. morrowi

Reference(s):

  • Gol'din, P. & Steeman, M. E., 2015: From Problem Taxa to Problem Solver: A New Miocene Family, Tranatocetidae, Brings Perspective on Baleen Whale Evolution.
    –Plos One: Vol. 10, #9, art. e0135500 [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135500]

After Bouetel & de Muizon, 2006

<==o †Cetotheriidae
   |-- †Mixocetus elysius
   `--+-- †Nannocetus eremus
      `--+-- †Cetotherium rathkii
         `--+-- †Metopocetus durinasus
            `--+-- †Herpetocetus scaldiensis
               `-- †Piscobalaena nana

Reference(s):

  • Bouetel, V. & de Muizon, C., 2006: The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nana (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s.s. from the early Pliocene of Peru.
    –Geodiversitas: Vol. 28, #2, pp. 319-395

After McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o †Cetotheriidae
   |-- †Cetotheriopsis
   |-- †Mauicetus
   |-- †Cophocetus
   |-- †Cetotherium
   |-- †Pelocetus
   |-- †Aglaocetus
   |-- †Diorocetus
   |-- †Pinocetus
   |-- †Tiphyocetus
   |-- †Metopocetus
   |-- †Imerocetus
   |-- †Mesocetus
   |-- †Herpetocetus
   |-- †Isocetus
   |-- †Peripolocetus
   |-- †Halicetus
   |-- †Eucetotherium
   |-- †Cetotheriomorphus
   |-- †Parietobalaena
   |-- †Thinocetus
   |-- †Otradnocetus
   |-- †Heterocetus
   |-- †Nannocetus
   |-- †Mixocetus
   |-- †Amphicetus
   |-- †Cephalotropis
   |-- †Piscocetus
   |-- †Rhegnopsis
   |-- †Piscobalaena
   `?- †Nanisocetus

Reference(s):

  • McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
    –Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631

 

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