†Messapicetus Bianucci et al. 1992 (beaked whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci, W. Landini, and A. Varola. 1992. Messapicetus longirostris, a new genus and species of Ziphiidae (Cetacea) from the late Miocene of "Pietra leccese" (Apulia, Italy). Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 31(2):261-264
Parent taxon: Ziphiidae according to O. Lambert et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Belemnoziphius, Beneziphius, Berardiinae, Caviziphius, Cetorhynchus, Hyperoodontinae, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Ninoziphius, Pterocetus, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Xhosacetus, Ziphiina, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus
Subtaxa: Messapicetus gregarius, Messapicetus longirostris
Type: Messapicetus longirostris
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore