Opinions from M. Friant 1947
- 'Callophoca was reranked as Phoca (Callophoca) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Callophoca obscura is recombined as Phoca (Callophoca) obscura'
- 'Cystophora belongs to Cystophorinae'
- 'Cystophorina is corrected as Cystophorinae and belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Erignathus was reranked as Phoca (Erignathus) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Gryphoca was reranked as Halichoerus (Gryphoca) and belongs to Halichoerus'
- 'Gryphoca similis is recombined as Halichoerus (Gryphoca) similis'
- 'Halichoerus belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Halichoerus (Halichoerus) belongs to Halichoerus'
- 'Halicyon richardi is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) richardsi'
- 'Histriophoca was reranked as Phoca (Histriophoca) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Leptonychotes was reranked as Ogmorhinus (Leptonychotes) and belongs to Ogmorhinus'
- 'Leptophoca was reranked as Monatherium (Leptophoca) and belongs to Monatherium'
- 'Leptophoca lenis is recombined as Monatherium (Leptophoca) lenis'
- 'Macrorhinus belongs to Cystophorinae'
- 'Mesotaria belongs to Cystophorinae'
- 'Mesotaria ambigua belongs to Mesotaria'
- 'Miophoca was reranked as Monachus (Miophoca) and belongs to Monachus'
- 'Miophoca vetusta is recombined as Monachus (Miophoca) vetusta'
- 'Mirounga angustirostris is recombined as Macrorhinus angustirostris'
- 'Monachinae belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Monachus belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Monachus (Monachus) belongs to Monachus'
- 'Monotherium is corrected as Monatherium and belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Monotherium aberratum is recombined as Monatherium aberratum'
- 'Monotherium affine is recombined as Monatherium affine'
- 'Monotherium delognii is recombined as Monatherium delognii'
- 'Ogmorhinus belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Ogmorhinus (Ogmorhinus) belongs to Ogmorhinus'
- 'Ommatophoca belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Ommatophoca rossii is corrected as Ommatophoca rossi and belongs to Ommatophoca'
- 'Otaria leclercii is recombined as Mesotaria leclercii'
- 'Otaria oudriana is recombined as Mesotaria oudriana'
- 'Otaria weddellii is recombined as Ogmorhinus (Leptonychotes) weddelli'
- 'Pagophoca was reranked as Phoca (Pagophoca) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Phoca belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Phoca (Phoca) belongs to Phoca'
- 'Phoca (Phoca) couffoni belongs to Phoca (Phoca)'
- 'Phoca albiventer is recombined as Monachus (Monachus) albiventer'
- 'Phoca barbata is recombined as Phoca (Erignathus) barbata'
- 'Phoca bessarabica is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) bessarabica'
- 'Phoca carcinophaga is recombined as Ogmorhinus (Lobodon) carcinophagus'
- 'Phoca cristata is recombined as Cystophora cristata'
- 'Phoca fasciata is recombined as Phoca (Histriophoca) fasciata'
- 'Phoca groenlandica is recombined as Phoca (Pagophoca) groenlandica'
- 'Phoca grypus is recombined as Halichoerus (Halichoerus) grypus'
- 'Phoca hispida is recombined as Phoca (Pusa) hispida'
- 'Phoca holitschensis is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) holitchensis'
- 'Phoca leonina is recombined as Macrorhinus leoninus'
- 'Phoca leptonyx is recombined as Ogmorhinus (Ogmorhinus) leptonyx'
- 'Phoca maeotica is recombined as Monatherium maeoticum'
- 'Phoca moori is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) moori'
- 'Phoca novorossica is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) novorossica'
- 'Phoca occitana is recombined as Monachus (Pristiphoca) occitanicus'
- 'Phoca ochotensis is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) ochotensis'
- 'Phoca pontica is recombined as Monachus (Monachus) ponticus'
- 'Phoca rugosidens is recombined as Monatherium rugosidens'
- 'Phoca schauinslandi is recombined as Monachus (Monachus) schauinslandi'
- 'Phoca stejnegeri is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) stejnegeri'
- 'Phoca tropicalis is recombined as Monachus (Monachus) tropicalis'
- 'Phoca vindobonensis [misspelled as Phoca (Phoca) vindoboniensis] belongs to Phoca (Phoca)'
- 'Phoca vitulina is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) vitulina'
- 'Phoca vitulinoides is recombined as Phoca (Phoca) vitulinoides'
- 'Phocanella was reranked as Phoca (Phocanella) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Phocanella minor is recombined as Phoca (Phocanella) minor'
- 'Phocanella pumila is recombined as Phoca (Phocanella) pumila'
- 'Phocinae belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Platyphoca was reranked as Phoca (Platyphoca) and belongs to Phoca'
- 'Platyphoca vulgaris is recombined as Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris'
- 'Pristiphoca was reranked as Monachus (Pristiphoca) and belongs to Monachus'
- 'Prophoca belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Prophoca proxima belongs to Prophoca'
- 'Prophoca rousseaui belongs to Prophoca'
- 'Pusa was reranked as Phoca (Pusa) and belongs to Phoca'