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향고래상과
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향고래상과

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Also known as Physiteroidea

Physeteroidea is a superfamily that includes three extant species of whales: the sperm whale, in the genus Physeter, and the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale, in the genus Kogia. In the past, these genera have sometimes been united in a single family, the Physeteridae, with the two Kogia species in the subfamily Kogiinae; however, recent practice is to allocate the genus Kogia to its own family, the Kogiidae, leaving the Physeteridae as a monotypic (single extant species) family, although additional fossil representatives of both families are known.

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Within Vinony's link graph, 향고래상과 is referenced by 531 other articles, and connects out to Ziphiidae, Delphinidae and Cetacea.

It is catalogued under topics including Extant Chattian first appearances, Physeteroidea and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.

Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Odontoceti
Image
Sperm whale 12.jpg
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taxon name
Physeteroidea
taxon rank
superfamily
topic's main category
Category:Physeteroidea
Commons category
Physeteroidea
start time
25000000-0
temporal range start
Oligocene
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