Physeterinae

Physeterinae Temporal range: Late Miocene–Holocene [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Physeteridae
Subfamily:	Physeterinae Gray, 1821 [2]

Physeterinae is a subfamily of whales in the family Physeteridae. It contains one extant genus, Physeter (sperm whales), and nine extinct genera (five of which are considered nomen dubium). ^[2]

Genera

• † Idiophyseter R. Kellogg, 1925 ^[2]
• † Orycterocetus Leidy, 1853 ^[2]
• Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 ^[2]
• † Physeterula Van Beneden, 1877 ^[2]
• † Placoziphius van Beneden, 1869 ^[2]

Nomina dubia

• † Balaenodon Owen, 1846 ^[2]
• † Physetodon McCoy, 1879 ^[2]
• † Priscophyseter Portis, 1886 ^[2]
• † Prophyseter Abel, 1905 ^[2]
• † Thalassocetus Abel, 1905 ^[2]

References

1. "Physeterinae". Mindat.org .
2. "Physeterinae Gray, 1821". BioLib.

External links

• Data related to Physeterinae at Wikispecies