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ODONTOCETI: CLEVER! TOOTHED WHALES AND DOLPHINS

This page gives a list of members of the clade Odontoceti, which comprises toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises and their extinct relatives.

 
Odontoceti
†Agorophius pygmaeus
 
Odontoceti
†Ankylorhiza tiedemani
 
Odontoceti
†Archaeodelphis patrius
 
Odontoceti
†Chilcacetus cavirhinus
 
Odontoceti
†Inticetus vertizi
 
Odontoceti
†Macrodelphinus kelloggi
 
Odontoceti
†Microcetus spp.
 
Odontoceti
†Neosqualodon spp.
 
Odontoceti
†Patriocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti
†Phoberodon arctirostris
 
Odontoceti
†Prosqualodon spp.
 
Odontoceti
†Simocetus rayi
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Albertocetus meffordorum
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Cotylocara macei
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Echovenator sandersi
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Inermorostrum xenops
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Mirocetus riabinini
 
Odontoceti | Xenorophidae
†Xenorophus sloani
 
Odontoceti | Squalodontidae
†Eosqualodon spp.
 
Odontoceti | Squalodontidae
†Squalodon spp.
 
Odontoceti | Squaloziphiidae
†Squaloziphius emlongi
 
Odontoceti | Eurhonodelphinidae
†Eurhinodelphis spp.
 
Odontoceti | Eurhonodelphinidae
†Mycteriacetus bellunensis
 
Odontoceti | Eurhonodelphinidae
†Schizodelphis sulcatus
 
Odontoceti | Eurhonodelphinidae
†Xiphiacetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Acrophyseter spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Albicetus oxymycterus
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Brygmophyseter shigensis
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Eudelphis mortezelensis
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Hoplocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Livyatan melvillei
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Miophyseter chitaensis
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Scaldicetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea
†Zygophyseter varolai
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Aprixokogia kelloggi
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Nanokogia isthmia
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Praekogia cedrosensis
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Scaphokogia cochlearis
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Kogia danomurai
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
†Kogia pusilla
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
Kogia breviceps
pygmy sperm whale
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Kogiidae
Kogia sima
dwarf sperm whale
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Aulophyseter spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Diaphorocetus poucheti
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Idiophyseter merriami
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Idiorophus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Orycterocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Physeterula dubusi
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
†Physeter antiquus
 
Odontoceti | Physeteroidea | Physeteridae
Physeter macrocephalus
sperm whale
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea
†Oteakaikea spp.
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea
†Urkudelphis chawpipacha
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea
†Waipatia spp.
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Allodelphinidae
†Allodelphis spp.
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Allodelphinidae
†Arktocara yakataga
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Allodelphinidae
†Goedertius oregonensis
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Allodelphinidae
†Ninjadelphis ujiharai
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Allodelphinidae
†Zarhinocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Squalodelphinidae
†Huaridelphis raimondii
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Squalodelphinidae
†Macrosqualodelphis ukupachai
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Squalodelphinidae
†Notocetus vanbenedeni
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Squalodelphinidae
†Phocageneus venustus
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Squalodelphinidae
†Squalodelphis fabianii
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
†Araeodelphis natator
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
†Dilophodelphis fordycei
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
†Pachyacanthus suessi
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
†Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
†Pomatodelphis spp.
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
Platanista gangetica
Ganges river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Platanistoidea | Platanistidae
Platanista minor
Indus river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Beneziphius spp.
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Caviziphius altirostris
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Chavinziphius maxillocristatus
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Choneziphius spp.
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Dagonodum mojnum
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Globicetus hiberus
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Imocetus piscatus
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Messapicetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Tusciziphius spp.
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
†Xhosacetus hendeysi
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae
Tasmacetus shepherdi
Shepherd's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Berardiinae
†Microberardius africanus
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Berardiinae
†Berardius kobayashii
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Berardiinae
Berardius arnuxii
Arnoux's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Berardiinae
Berardius bairdii
Baird's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Berardiinae
Berardius minimus
Sato's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Ziphiinae
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
†Africanacetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Hyperoodon ampullatus
northern bottlenose whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Hyperoodon planifrons
southern bottlenose whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Indopacetus pacificus
tropical bottlenose whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon bowdoini
Andrews' beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon densirostris
Blainville's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon hotaula
Deraniyagala's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon europaeus
Gervais' beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon grayi
Gray's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon hectori
Hector's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Hubbs' beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon perrini
Perrin's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon peruvianus
pygmy beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon bidens
Sowerby's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon traversi
spade-toothed whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Stejneger's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon layardii
strap-toothed whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon mirus
True's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Ziphiidae | Hyperoodontinae
Mesoplodon eueu
Ramari's beaked whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Atocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Hadrodelphis poseidon
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Liolithax pappus
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Lophocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Macrokentriodon morani
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Odobenocetops spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida
†Tagicetus joneti
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Kentriodontidae
†Kentriodon spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Kentriodontidae
†Rudicetus squalodontoides
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Kentriodontidae
†Wimahl chinookensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Lipotidae
†Parapontoporia spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Lipotidae
Lipotes vexillifer
baiji
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea
†Awadelphis hirayamai
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
†Brujadelphis ankylorostris
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
†Goniodelphis hudsoni
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
†Isthminia panamensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
†Meherrinia isoni
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
Inia araguaiaensis
Araguaian river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
Inia boliviensis
Bolivian river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
Inia geoffrensis
Amazon river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Iniidae
Inia humboldtiana
Orinoco river dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Pontoporiidae
†Atocetus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Pontoporiidae
†Auroracetus bakerae
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Pontoporiidae
†Brachydelphis spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Pontoporiidae
†Stenasodelphis russellae
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Inioidea | Pontoporiidae
Pontoporia blainvillei
La Plata dolphin, franciscana
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Monodontidae
†Bohaskaia monodontoides
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Monodontidae
†Casatia thermophila
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Monodontidae
†Denebola brachycephala
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas
beluga whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Monodontidae
Monodon monoceros
narwhal
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
†Archaeophocaena teshioensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
†Miophocaena nishinoi
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
†Pterophocaena nishinoi
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
†Semirostrum ceruttii
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Phocoena dioptrica
spectacled porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Phocoena phocoena
harbour porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Phocoena sinus
vaquita
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Phocoena spinipinnis
Burmeister's porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
Yangtze finless porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Indo-Pacific finless porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Neophocaena sunameri
East Asian finless porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Phocoenidae
Phocoenoides dalli
Dall's porpoise
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Australodelphis mirus
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Eodelphinus kabatensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Etruridelphis giulii
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Hemisyntrachelus spp.
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Platalearostrum hoekmani
blunt-snouted dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Lagenorhynchus harmatuki
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
white-beaked dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Pacific white-sided dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
dusky dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus australis
Peale's dolphin, black-chinned dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus cruciger
hourglass dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Orcinus paleorca
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Orcinus citoniensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
†Orcinus meyeri
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae
Orcinus orca
killer whale, orca
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Commerson's dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Chilean dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Heaviside's dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Cephalorhynchus hectori
Hector's dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Lissodelphis borealis
northern right whale dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Lissodelphininae
Lissodelphis peronii
southern right whale dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Delphinus delphis
common dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Lagenodelphis hosei
Fraser's dolphin, Sarawak dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sotalia fluviatilis
tucuxi
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sotalia guianensis
Guiana dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sousa chinensis
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sousa plumbea
Indian Ocean humpback dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sousa teuszii
Atlantic humpback dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Sousa sahulensis
Australian humpback dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Stenella attenuata
pantropical spotted dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Stenella longirostris
spinner dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Stenella clymene
Clymene dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Stenella coeruleoalba
striped dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Tursiops truncatus
common bottlenose dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Delphininae
Tursiops aduncus
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Feresa attenuata
pygmy killer whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Feresa attenuata
pygmy killer whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Globicephala macrorhynchus
short-finned pilot whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Globicephala melas
long-finned pilot whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Grampus griseus
Risso's dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Orcaella brevirostris
Irrawaddy dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Orcaella heinsohni
Australian snubfin dolphin
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Peponocephala electra
melon-headed whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
†Pseudorca yokoyamai
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
†Pseudorca yuanliensis
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Pseudorca crassidens
false killer whale
 
Odontoceti | Delphinida | Delphinoidea | Delphinidae | Globicephalinae
Steno bredanensis
rough-toothed dolphin
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