Subfamily Delphinapterinae Gill 1871 (whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae
Synonyms: Belugidae Flower 1867, Beluginae Flower 1867, Delphinapteridae Weber 1904
Full reference: T. Gill. 1871. Synopsis of the primary subdivisions of the cetaceans. Communications of the Essex Institute 6:121-126
Parent taxon: Monodontidae according to F. C. Whitmore and J. A. Kaltenbach 2008
Sister taxa: Bohaskia, Delphinapterus, Monodon, Monodontinae
Subtaxa: Denebola
Ecology: aquatic piscivore