Neoceti

Translingual

Etymology

From neo- + Latin cētī (“whales”).

Proper noun

Neoceti

A taxonomic clade within the order Cetacea.

Usage notes

Used to accommodate the phylogenetics of extinct cetaceans, distinct from the extant suborders

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order

Hyponyms

(clade): Mysticeti, Odontoceti - suborders

Coordinate terms

(clade): †Archaeoceti - taxon

References

Neoceti on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cetacea in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Neoceti at Encyclopedia of Life
Neoceti at Paleobiology Database

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