Livyatan is an extinct genus of sperm whale containing one species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous book Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale.
Some more information about Livyatan: 1. Higher classification: Physeteroidra 2. Order: Even-toed ungulates 3. Scientific name: Livyatan 4. Family: incertae sedis 5. Kingdom: Animalia 6. Phylum: Chordata