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Otarioidea

Mammalia - Carnivora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Otarioidea Gray p. 340
1961Otarioidea Mitchell p. 4
1963Otarioidea Scheffer and Rice p. 2
1966Otarioidea Mitchell p. 4
1970Otarioidea Burns and Fay p. 379
1976Otarioidea Tedford p. 372
1984Otarioidea Dubrovo p. 51
1985Otarioidea Fay p. 1
1988Otarioidea Carroll
1990Otarioidea Riedman p. 58 figs. Table 2
2006Otarioidea Barnes et al. p. 59
2010Otarioidea Fulton and Strobeck p. 817 figs. Figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
Pinnipedimorpha
Pinnipedia()
superfamilyOtarioidea
superfamilyOtarioidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Otarioidea Gray 1825
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Subfm. †Imagotariinae Mitchell 1968
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Invalid names: Kamtschararctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym], Kamtschatarctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym]
Fm. Odobenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
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G. †Archaeodobenus Tanaka and Kohno 2015
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Archaeodobenus akamatsui Tanaka and Kohno 2015
G. †Imagotaria Mitchell 1968
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Imagotaria downsi Mitchell 1968
G. †Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo 1981
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G. †Nanodobenus Velez and Salinas-Márquez 2018
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Nanodobenus arandai Velez and Salinas-Márquez 2018
Unr. †Neodobenia Magallanes et al. 2018
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Subfm. †Dusignathinae Mitchell 1968
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G. †Dusignathus Kellogg 1927
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Dusignathus seftoni Deméré 1994
G. †Gomphotaria Barnes and Raschke 1991
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Gomphotaria pugnax Barnes and Raschke 1991
G. †Neotherium Kellogg 1931
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Neotherium mirum Kellogg 1931
Subfm. Odobeninae Allen 1880
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G. †Aivukus Repenning and Tedford 1977
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Aivukus cedrosensis Repenning and Tedford 1977
Tr. Odobenini Allen 1880
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G. Odobenus Brisson 1762 [walrus]
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Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida 1989
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 [walrus]
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Invalid names: Hemicaulodon effodiens Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenus virginianus De Kay 1842 [synonym], Trichechus orientalis Dybowski 1922 [synonym], Trichechus virginianus Dekay 1842 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemicaulodon Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenotherium Gratiolet 1858 [synonym], Rosmarus Brunnich 1772 [synonym], Trichechus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym], Trichechus obesus Gill 1866 [nomen nudum]
G. †Valenictus Mitchell 1961
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Valenictus chulavistensis Deméré 1994
Valenictus imperialensis Mitchell 1961
Valenictus sheperdi Boessenecker et al. 2024
Invalid names: Odobenina McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty]
G. †Ontocetus Leidy 1859
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Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859
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Invalid names: Alachtherium africanum Geraads 1997 [synonym], Alachtherium antverpiensis Rutten 1907 [synonym], Alachtherium cretsii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus alleni Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon huxleyi Lankester 1865 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alachtherium Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon Lankester 1865 [synonym], Trichecodon koninckii Van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pliopedia Kellogg 1921
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Pliopedia pacifica Kellogg 1921
G. †Protodobenus Horikawa 1995
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Protodobenus japonicus Horikawa 1995
G. †Osodobenus Biewer et al. 2020
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Osodobenus eodon Biewer et al. 2020
G. †Pelagiarctos Barnes 1988
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Pelagiarctos thomasi Barnes 1988
G. †Pontolis True 1905
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Pontolis barroni Biewer et al. 2020
Pontolis kohnoi Biewer et al. 2020
Pontolis magnus True 1907
Invalid names: Pontoleon True 1907 [synonym]
G. †Proneotherium Kohno et al. 1995
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Proneotherium repenningi Kohno et al. 1995
G. †Prototaria Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
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Prototaria primigena Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
G. †Pseudotaria Kohno 2006
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Pseudotaria muramotoi Kohno 2006
G. †Titanotaria Magallanes et al. 2018
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Titanotaria orangensis Magallanes et al. 2018
Invalid names: Rosmaridae Gill 1866 [synonym]
Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Subg. Arctocephalus (Callotaria) Palmer 1892
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Arctocephalus australis Zimmerman 1783 [South American fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctophoca tropicalis Gray 1872 [synonym]
Arctocephalus doriferus Wood Jones 1925
Arctocephalus fischeri Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Arctocephalus forsteri Wood Jones 1922
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 [brown fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus antarcticus Thunberg 1811 [synonym]
Arctocephalus tasmanica Scott and Lord 1926
Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897 [Guadalupe fur seal]
Invalid names: Arctophoca Peters 1866 [synonym], Halarctos Gill 1866 [synonym]
G. Callorhinus Gray 1859 [fur seal]
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Callorhinus gilmorei Berta and Deméré 1986
Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 [northern fur seal]
Invalid names: Callorhynchus Greve 1896 [synonym]
G. †Eotaria Boessenecker and Churchill 2015
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Eotaria citrica Velez-Juarbe 2017
Eotaria crypta Boessenecker and Churchill 2015
G. Eumetopias Gill 1866 [Steller sea lion]
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Subg. Eumetopias (Eumetopias) Trouessart 1898
Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 [Steller sea lion]
Eumetopias kishidai Shikama 1953
Eumetopias oijyaensis Horikawa 1981
Eumetopias stelleri Fischer 1829
G. †Hydrarctos Muizon 1978
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Hydrarctos lomasiensis Muizon 1978
G. Neophoca Gray 1866 [Australian sea lion]
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Neophoca cinerea Peron 1816 [Australian sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus lobatus Gray 1828 [synonym], Arctocephalus williamsi McCoy 1877 [synonym], Otaria albicollis Péron 1816 [synonym], Otaria australis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [synonym]
Neophoca palatina King 1983
G. †Oriensarctos Mitchell 1968
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Oriensarctos watasei Matsumoto 1925
G. Otaria Peron 1816 [sea lion]
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Otaria byronia Blainville 1820
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Invalid names: Otaria flavescens Shaw 1800 [synonym]
Otaria fischeri Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Invalid names: Otoes Fischer 1817 [synonym], Phoca flavescens Shaw 1800 [nomen nudum], Platyrhynchus Cuvier 1827 [synonym], Pontoleo Gloger 1841 [synonym]
Subfm. Otariinae Gray 1825
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Invalid names: Otariini Mitchell 1968 [empty]
G. Phocarctos Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
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Phocarctos hookeri Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus caninus Berry 1928 [synonym]
G. †Pithanotaria Kellogg 1925
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Pithanotaria starri Kellogg 1925
G. †Proterozetes Barnes et al. 2006
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Proterozetes ulysses Barnes et al. 2006
G. †Thalassoleon Repenning and Tedford 1977
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Thalassoleon inouei Kohno 1992
Thalassoleon macnallyae Repenning and Tedford 1977
Thalassoleon mexicanus Repenning and Tedford 1977
G. Zalophus Gill 1866 [California sea lion]
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Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus gilliespii Macbain 1858 [synonym], Arctocephalus monteriensis Gray 1866 [synonym]
Zalophus japonicus Peters 1866
Zalophus wollebaeki Silversten 1954 [Galapagos sea lion]
Invalid names: Zalophus kimitsensis Matsumoto 1939 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Arctocephalinae Scheffer and Rice 1963 [empty], Callorhinae Muizon 1978 [invalid subgroup], Callorhinina Gray 1871 [invalid subgroup], Eumetopiina Gray 1871 [empty], Otaria oudriana Delfortrie 1872 [nomen dubium], Zalophina Gray 1871 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available