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 Paleology Database