Little sperm whale is a member of Kogiinae is a subfamily of sperm whales of the family Kogiidae (the other subfamily being Scaphokogiinae) comprising the genera Kogia and the extinct Praekogia.[1]
Kogiinae | |
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A beached pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Kogiidae |
Subfamily: | Kogiinae Gill, 1871 |
References
edit- ^ Bianucci, Giovanni; Landini, Walter (1999-11-30). "Kogia pusilla from the Middle Pliocene of Tuscany (Italy) and a phylogenetic analysis of the family Kogiidae (Odontoceti, Cetacea)". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research in Paleontology and Stratigraphy). 105 (3). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/5385. ISSN 2039-4942.