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Under construction Taxon: Parvorder Mysticeti (Cope, 1891) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - whalebone whales
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Authorship

Original nameCope, 1891:69
Subsequent rankMcKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. 1997. Columbia University Press, New York..: 374
Original spelling

Types

TypeBalaenidae (Family) (Gray, 1821) Gray, 1825

Variants

BasionymMysticeti (Suborder) Cope, 1891[M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 374]
Different rankMysticeta (Order)
Different rankMysticeti (Suborder) Cope, 1891

Taxonomic positions

Original positionAutoceta (Infraorder) Haeckel, 1866

Vernacular Names

English:baleen whales; whalebone whales

Number of Subtaxa

2013Available in Systema Naturae 20002f;5g;11s;2ss; †4f;50g;2s
1989-presentSystema Naturae 20002f;5g;11s; †4f;50g
1997M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell[2f;5g; †3f;49g]
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