PHYSETERIDAE Gray, 1821
(sperm whales)

PHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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interactions		 No of
references
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm Whale
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales)
SuperfamilyODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
InfraorderCetacea (whales & dolphins)
SuborderCETANCODONTA (a suborder of unassigneds)
OrderCETARTIODACTYLA (whales and dolphins)
SubclassTHERIA (a subclass of unassigneds)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales)

PHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to PHYSETERIDAE (sperm whales):

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