Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Alternative spelling: Berardiina

Full reference: J. C. Moore. 1968. Relationships among the living genera of beaked whales with classifications, diagnoses and keys. Fieldiana: Zoology 53(4):209-298

Parent taxon: Ziphiidae according to O. Lambert et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Belemnoziphius, Beneziphius, Caviziphius, Cetorhynchus, Hyperoodontinae, Messapicetus, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Ninoziphius, Pterocetus, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Xhosacetus, Ziphiina, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus

Subtaxa: Archaeoziphius, Berardius, Microberardius

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Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore