Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae

Synonyms: Catodon Linnaeus 1761, Cetus Billberg 1828, Meganeuron Gray 1866, Megistosaurus Godman 1827, Orthodon Rafinesque 1815, Physalus Lacépède 1804

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823

Parent taxon: Physeteridae according to J. H. Geisler et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Aulophyseter, Aulophyseterinae, Ferecetotherium, Hoplocetinae, Idiophyseter, Kogiopsis, Physeterinae, Physeterula, Scaldicetus

Subtaxa: Physeter antiquus, Physeter catodon, Physeter vetus

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Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore