NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Balaenopteridae
  Suborder - Mysticeti
  Order - Cetacea
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Balaenoptera acutorostrata
      Species - Balaenoptera edeni
      Species - Balaenoptera borealis
      Species - Balaenoptera physalus
      Species - Balaenoptera musculus
      Species - Balaenoptera bonaerensis
      Species - Balaenoptera brydei
      Species - Balaenoptera omurai