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    Biota

  • kingdom

    Animalia

  • phylum

    Chordata

  • class

    Mammalia

  • order

    Cetacea

Children (6)

  • family

    Balaenopteridae

  • family

    Delphinidae

  • family

    Eschrichtiidae

  • family

    Hyperoodontidae

  • family

    Phocoenidae

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Representative image of Cetacea

order

Cetacea

Brisson, 1762

Accepted

ID:18369

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Statistics

Number of classifications at each rank from the current taxon.

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    kingdom

  • -

    phylum

  • -

    class

  • -

    order

  • 6

    family

  • 14

    genus

  • 15

    species

  • 5

    subspecies

  • -

    variety

Habitats

Standard terms used to describe the major habitats and systems in which the taxon occur.

FreshwaterMarineTerrestrial
  • Wetlands (inland)

    Characterized by waterlogged soils, seasonal or permanent water, and vegetation adapted to saturated conditions.

  • Marine neritic

    Submergent (below extreme low tide), nearshore, on or over the continental shelf or oceanic island shelf.

  • Marine oceanic

    The pelagic habitat deeper than and beyond the continental or island shelf.

  • Marine coastal

    Coastal habitats above the high tide mark.

Taxon composition

    (15) Total species

  • Delphinidae

    7 (46.67%)

  • Balaenopteridae

    3 (20.00%)

  • Hyperoodontidae

    2 (13.33%)

  • Eschrichtiidae

    1 (6.67%)

  • Phocoenidae

    1 (6.67%)

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