Opinions from J. E. Gray 1871

  • 'Arctocephalina belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Arctocephalus [misspelled as Arctocephalas] belongs to Arctocephalina'
  • 'Arctocephalus forsteri belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctocephalus hookeri is recombined as Phocarctos hookeri'
  • 'Arctocephalus lobatus is recombined as Neophoca lobata'
  • 'Arctocephalus nigriscens belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctocephalus nivosus belongs to Arctocephalus' according to J. E. Gray 1868
  • 'Arctocephalus nivosus belongs to Arctocephalus'
  • 'Arctophoca belongs to Zalophina'
  • 'Arctophoca was reranked as Otaria (Arctophoca) and belongs to Otaria' according to Peters 1866
  • 'Callocephalus belongs to Phocina'
  • 'Callorhinina belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Callorhinus belongs to Callorhinina'
  • 'Cystophora belongs to Cystophorina'
  • 'Cystophorina belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Eumetopias belongs to Eumetopiina'
  • 'Eumetopiina belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Halarctus is a subjective synonym of Arctocephalus'
  • 'Halichoerina belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Halichoerus belongs to Halichoerina'
  • 'Halichoerus antarcticus belongs to Halichoerus' according to Peale 1848
  • 'Halichoerus antarcticus is a subjective synonym of Halicyon pealei'
  • 'Halicyon belongs to Phocina'
  • 'Halicyon pealei belongs to Halicyon'
  • 'Halicyon richardi belongs to Halicyon'
  • 'Lagenorhynchus (Electra) was reranked as Electra and belongs to Lagenorhynchina'
  • 'Leptonyx belongs to Stenorhynchina'
  • 'Lobodon belongs to Stenorhynchina'
  • 'Mirounga [misspelled as Morunga] belongs to Cystophorina'
  • 'Mirounga angustirostris belongs to Mirounga'
  • 'Monachina belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Monachus belongs to Monachina'
  • 'Neophoca belongs to Zalophina'
  • 'Ommatophoca belongs to Stenorhynchina'
  • 'Orca (Ophysia) was reranked as Ophysia and belongs to Orcadae'
  • 'Orca africana belongs to Orca'
  • 'Otaria belongs to Otariina'
  • 'Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii belongs to Otaria (Arctophoca)' according to Peters 1866
  • 'Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii is recombined as Arctophoca philippii'
  • 'Otaria cinerea is recombined as Arctocephalus cinereus'
  • 'Otaria gilliespii is recombined as Zalophus gilliespii'
  • 'Otariina belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Pagomys belongs to Phocina'
  • 'Pagophilus belongs to Phocina'
  • 'Phoca belongs to Phocina'
  • 'Phoca antarctica belongs to Phoca' according to Thunberg 1811
  • 'Phoca antarctica is recombined as Arctocephalus antarcticus'
  • 'Phoca barbata belongs to Phoca'
  • 'Phoca elephantina is recombined as Morunga elephantina'
  • 'Phoca equestris belongs to Phoca' according to Pallas 1831
  • 'Phoca equestris is recombined as Pagophilus equestris'
  • 'Phoca falklandica is recombined as Arctocephalus falklandicus'
  • 'Phoca jubata is recombined as Otaria jubata' according to Gray 1865
  • 'Phoca jubata is recombined as Otaria jubata'
  • 'Phoca leptonyx is recombined as Stenorhynchus leptonyx'
  • 'Phoca nautica belongs to Phoca' according to Pallas 1811
  • 'Phoca nautica [misspelled as Phoca naurica] belongs to Phoca'
  • 'Phoca ochotensis belongs to Phoca' according to Pallas 1831
  • 'Phoca ochotensis is recombined as Pagophilus ochotensis'
  • 'Phoca stelleri is recombined as Eumetopias stelleri'
  • 'Phoca ursina is recombined as Callorhinus ursinus'
  • 'Phocadae is corrected as Phocidae and belongs to Pinnipedia'
  • 'Phocarctos belongs to Arctocephalina'
  • 'Phocina belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Physalina was reranked as the family Physalidae and belongs to Balaenopteroidea'
  • 'Platyrhynchus is a subjective synonym of Otaria'
  • 'Stenorhinchus [misspelled as Stenorhynchus] belongs to Stenorhynchina'
  • 'Stenorhyncina is corrected as Stenorhynchina and belongs to Phocidae'
  • 'Trichechidae belongs to Pinnipedia'
  • 'Trichechus belongs to Trichechidae'
  • 'Zalophina belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Zalophus belongs to Zalophina'
  • 'Ziphiidae belongs to Physeteroidea'