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Plesiobalaenoptera
Taxonomy
Plesiobalaenoptera was named by Bisconti (2010). Its type is Plesiobalaenoptera quarantellii.
It was assigned to Balaenopteridae by Bisconti (2010).
It was assigned to Balaenopteridae by Bisconti (2010).
Species
P. quarantellii (type species)
Sister genera
Archaebalaenoptera, Balaenoptera (syn. Benedenia, Physalus, Sibbaldius, Mysticetus, Physalis, Cuvierius, Swinhoia, Rudolphius, Balaenoptera andrejewi, Balaenoptera grimmi, Balaenoptera borealina, Balaenoptera rostratella, Balaenoptera sibbaldina, Balaenoptera siberi), Cetotheriophanes, Diunatans, Megaptera (syn. Poescopia, Kyphobalaena, Perqualus, Cyphobalaena), Notiocetus, Parabalaenoptera, Plesiocetus (syn. Plesiocetus giganteus, Plesiocetus intermedius, Plesiocetus tertius, Plesiocetus rostratus, Plesiocetus brialmontii, Plesiocetus goropii, Balaenoptera musculoides), Praemegaptera, Protororqualus, Pterobalaena, Rorqualus
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Plesiobalaenoptera Bisconti p. 943 |
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