Subtribe Ziphiina Gray 1850 (beaked whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1850. Catalogue of the Mammalia in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of all the species and figures of the genera. Part I. Cetacea
Parent taxon: Ziphiini according to J. C. Moore 1968
Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Belemnoziphius, Beneziphius, Berardiinae, Caviziphius, Cetorhynchus, Hyperoodontinae, Messapicetus, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Ninoziphius, Pterocetus, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Xhosacetus, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore