Physeterinae

Physeterinae Temporal range:
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Physeteridae
Subfamily:	Physeterinae Gray, 18212

Physeterinae is a subfamily of whales in the family Physeteridae. It contains one extant genus, Physeter (sperm whales), and nine extinct genera (five of which are considered nomen dubium).²

• †Aulophyseter Godfrey and Lambert, 2023²
• †Idiophyseter R. Kellogg, 1925²
• †Orycterocetus Leidy, 1853²
• Physeter Linnaeus, 1758²
• †Physeterula Van Beneden, 1877²
• †Placoziphius van Beneden, 1869²

• †Balaenodon Owen, 1846²
• †Physetodon McCoy, 1879²
• †Priscophyseter Portis, 1886²
• †Prophyseter Abel, 1905²
• †Thalassocetus Abel, 1905²