page_title: Herpetocetus
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Herpetocetus / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: English: HalfMoonBay fossils
context_page_description: Herpetocetus is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete in the subfamily Herpetocetinae.
context_section_description: There are four recognized species of Herpetocetus: H. scaldiensis, H. transatlanticus, H. bramblei, and H. morrowi. An additional unnamed species from Japan has been referred to the nomen dubium Mizuhoptera sendaicus in the past, but the undiagnostic nature of the holotype of the latter means that it cannot be confidently referred to M. sendaicus.
caption: Herpetocetus and other Half Moon Bay genera
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