Physeteridae

Also known as: Cachalotes, Cachalots, Fisetéridos, Kaşalotlar, Physétéridés, Pottwale, Potvissen, SPERM WHALE

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetacea
Family	Physeteridae
Published in	London Med. Repos. vol.15 1 p.310
Habitat	MARINE
Genera	18
Species records held	38
Descendant taxa (GBIF)	103
GBIF key	5446

Genera in Physeteridae

Scaldicetus — 8 species: Scaldicetus antwerpiensis, Scaldicetus bellunensis, Scaldicetus bolzanensis, Scaldicetus caretti, Scaldicetus degiorgii, Scaldicetus inflatus, Scaldicetus macgeei, Scaldicetus shigensis
Hoplocetus — 6 species: Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis, Hoplocetus crassidens, Hoplocetus curvidens, Hoplocetus minor, Hoplocetus perpinguis, Hoplocetus ritzi
Physeter — 6 species: Physeter antiquus, Physeter cylindricus, Physeter macrocephalus, Physeter mular, Physeter spec, Physeter trumpo
Orycterocetus — 3 species: Orycterocetus cornutidens, Orycterocetus crocodilinus, Orycterocetus quadratidens
Aulophyseter — 2 species: Aulophyseter morricei, Aulophyseter rionegrensis
Physeterula — 2 species: Physeterula dubusii, Physeterula neolassicus
Physodon — 2 species: Physodon leccense, Physodon patagonicus
Ambergrisichnus — 1 species: Ambergrisichnus alleronae
Aprixokogia — 1 species: Aprixokogia kelloggi
Ferecetotherium — 1 species: Ferecetotherium kelloggi
Idiophyseter — 1 species: Idiophyseter merriami
Placoziphius — 1 species: Placoziphius duboisii
Preaulophyseter — 1 species: Preaulophyseter gualichensis
Priscophyseter — 1 species: Priscophyseter typus
Thalassocetus — 1 species: Thalassocetus antwerpiensis
Zygophyseter — 1 species: Zygophyseter varolai
Diaphorocetus
Idiorophus

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Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.

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