Balaenella is an extinct genus of balaenid from the early Pliocene of the vicinity of Antwerp, Belgium. Its type species is Balaena brachyrhynchus. Classification A cladistic analysis of Balaenidae places Balaenella as the sister taxon of the bowhead whale in a clade separate from right whales. References Balaenidae Fossil taxa described in 2005 Pliocene mammals of Europe Baleen whales Pliocene cetaceans Prehistoric cetacean genera