Opinions from C. A. Repenning and R. H. Tedford 1977

  • 'Aivukus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Aivukus cedrosensis belongs to Aivukus'
  • 'Alachtherium belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Allodesmus belongs to Desmatophocidae'
  • 'Allodesmus kernensis belongs to Allodesmus'
  • 'Allodesmus packardi belongs to Allodesmus'
  • 'Arctocephalina was reranked as the subfamily Arctocephalinae and belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Arctocephalus belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Arctocephalus forsteri belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctocephalus galapagoensis belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctocephalus gazella belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctocephalus townsendi belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Atopotarus courseni is recombined as Allodesmus courseni'
  • 'Callorhinus belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Desmatophoca oregonensis belongs to Desmatophoca'
  • 'Desmatophocidae belongs to Otarioidea'
  • 'Dusignathinae belongs to Odobaenidae'
  • 'Dusignathus belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Dusignathus santacruzensis belongs to Dusignathus'
  • 'Enaliarctinae was reranked as the family Enaliarctidae and belongs to Otarioidea'
  • 'Enaliarctos belongs to Enaliarctidae'
  • 'Enaliarctos mealsi belongs to Enaliarctos'
  • 'Eumetopias belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Eumetopias watasei is recombined as Oriensarctos watasei'
  • 'Gypsophoca tropicalis is recombined as Arctocephalus tropicalis'
  • 'Imagotaria belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Neophoca belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Neotherium belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Odobaenidae is corrected as Odobenidae and belongs to Otarioidea'
  • 'Odobeninae belongs to Odobaenidae'
  • 'Odobenus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Oriensarctos belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Otaria belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii is recombined as Arctocephalus philippii'
  • 'Otaria cinerea is recombined as Neophoca cinerea'
  • 'Otariina was reranked as the family Otariidae and belongs to Otarioidea'
  • 'Otariinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Phoca australis is recombined as Arctocephalus australis'
  • 'Phoca jubata belongs to Phoca' according to Schreber 1776
  • 'Phoca pusilla is recombined as Arctocephalus pusillus'
  • 'Phoca ursina is recombined as Callorhinus ursinus'
  • 'Phocarctos belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Pithanotaria belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Pithanotaria starri belongs to Pithanotaria'
  • 'Pliopedia belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Pliopedia pacifica belongs to Pliopedia'
  • 'Pontolis magnus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Pontolis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Prorosmarus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Thalassoleon belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Thalassoleon macnallyae belongs to Thalassoleon'
  • 'Thalassoleon mexicanus belongs to Thalassoleon'
  • 'Trichechus antverpiensis is recombined as Alachtherium antverpiensis'
  • 'Odobenus koninckii is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Zalophus belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Zalophus kimitsensis is a nomen dubium'