Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
     Superclass Homotherma
       Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
         Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
           Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
             Order Cetacea Brisson, 1762 - whales, dolphins, and porpoises see Infraorder Cetacea Brisson, 1762