Full reference: O. Abel. 1913. Die vorfahren der bartenwale. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 90:155-224
Parent taxon: Odontoceti according to J. H. Geisler et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Agorophiidae, Atropatenocetus, Delphinida, Delphinoceti, Eurhinodelphinida, Eurhinodelphinoidea, Hyperoodontoidea, Imerodelphis, Mirocetus, Monodontoidea, Neosqualodon, Oligodelphis, Pandelphinida, Parapontoporiidae, Patriocetidae, Physeterida, Physeteroidea, Platanistida, Platanistoidea, Prosqualodon, Rhabdosteoidea, Saurocetus, Simocetidae, Squaloceti, Squalodontoidea, Squaloziphius, Synrhina, Waipatiidae, Xenorophidae, Zignodelphinidae, Austrosqualodon trirhizodonta, Microzeuglodon caucasicum, Prophyseter dolloi, Acrodelphinae
Subtaxa: Patriocetus denggi, Patriocetus ehrlichii, Patriocetus kazakhstanicus
Type: Patriocetus ehrlichi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore