Order Cetacea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 723 743 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Globicephala Lesson 1828 Globicephala Lesson 1828 , Compl. Oeuvres Buffon Hist. Nat., Vol. 1: 441 . Type Species: Delphinus globiceps Cuvier 1812 Synonyms: Cetus Wagler 1830 ; Globiceps Flower 1884 ; Sphaerocephalus Gray 1864 . Species and subspecies: 2 species with 2 subspecies: Species Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray 1846 Species Globicephala melas (Traill 1809) Subspecies Globicephala melas subsp. melas Traill 1809 Subspecies Globicephala melas subsp. edwardii Smith 1834 Discussion: Reviewed by Van Bree (1971) .