Physeter Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:76.

TYPE SPECIES: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (= Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758) by subsequent selection (Palmer, 1904:5).

SYNONYMS: Catodon, Cetus, Meganeuron, Megistosaurus, Physalus.