Opinions from R. H. Reinhart 1959

  • 'Caribosiren belongs to Halianassinae'
  • 'Cornwallius belongs to Desmostylidae'
  • 'Cornwallius tabatai is recombined as Paleoparadoxia tabatai'
  • 'Desmostylella is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus'
  • 'Desmostylella typica is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylia belongs to Mammalia'
  • 'Desmostylidae belongs to Desmostyliformes'
  • 'Desmostyliformes belongs to Desmostylia'
  • 'Desmostylus belongs to Desmostylidae'
  • 'Desmostylus californicus is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylus cymatias is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylus hesperus belongs to Desmostylus'
  • 'Desmostylus japonicus is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylus minor is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylus mirabilis is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Desmostylus sookensis is recombined as Cornwallius sookensis'
  • 'Desmostylus watasei is a subjective synonym of Desmostylus hesperus'
  • 'Dugongidae belongs to Sirenia'
  • 'Dugonginae belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Eotheroides belongs to Prorastominae'
  • 'Halianassa belongs to Halianassinae'
  • 'Halianassa vanderhoofi belongs to Halianassa'
  • 'Halitheriidae was reranked as the family Halitheriinae and belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Hydrodamalidae was reranked as the subfamily Hydrodamalinae and belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Miosireninae belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Paleoparadoxia belongs to Paleoparadoxidae'
  • 'Paleoparadoxidae belongs to Desmostyliformes'
  • 'Prorastomidae was reranked as the subfamily Prorastominae and belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Prorastomus belongs to Prorastominae'
  • 'Prorastomus sirenoides belongs to Prorastomus'
  • 'Protosiren belongs to Protosireninae'
  • 'Protosirenidae was reranked as the subfamily Protosireninae and belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Rytiodinae belongs to Dugongidae'
  • 'Trichecidae is corrected as Trichechidae and belongs to Sirenia'
  • 'Vanderhoofius belongs to Desmostylidae'
  • 'Vanderhoofius coalingensis belongs to Vanderhoofius'