Beaked Whales - Superfamily: Ziphioidea
Family: Ziphiidae
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Splay-toothed Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon bowdoni
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Dense-beaked Whale - Mesoplodon densirostris
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Gingko-toothed Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon gingkodens
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Gray's Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon grayi
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon layardii
Cuvier's Beaked Whale - Ziphius cavirostris
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
> Subclass: Theria (Live-bearing Mammals)
> Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental Mammals)
> Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, Carnivores and Allies)
> Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
> Suborder: Whippomorpha (Cetaceans and Hippopotamuses)
> Infraorder: Cetacea (Cetaceans)
> Parvorder: Odontoceti (Toothed Whales)
> Superfamily: Ziphioidea (Beaked Whales)
> Family: Ziphiidae (Beaked Whales)
> Genus: Mesoplodon
> Species: M. bowdoini - Splay-toothed Beaked Whale
> Species: M. densirostris- Dense-beaked Whale
> Species: M. gingkodens - Gingko-toothed Beaked Whale
> Species: M. grayi - Gray's Beaked Whale
> Species: M. layardii - Strap-toothed Beaked Whale
> Genus: Ziphius
> Species: Z. cavirostris - Cuvier's Beaked Whale
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