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: Ziphiidae according to G. Bianucci et al. 2007

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

Subtaxa: Aporotus, Berardini, Choneziphius, Globicetus, Imocetus, Izikoziphius, Tusciziphius, Ziphius

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Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore