Odobenidae

Odobenus rosmarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Odobenidae
Genera (1 + †16): †Aivukus – †Archaeodobenus – †Dusignathus – †Gomphotaria – †Imagotaria – †Kamtschatarctos – †Neotherium – Odobenus – †Ontocetus – †Pelagiarctos – †Pontolis – †Proneotherium – †Protodobenus – †Prototaria – †Pseudotaria – †Titanotaria – †Valenictus

Name

Odobenidae Allen, 1880: 5 [conserved name]

• Type species: Odobenus Brisson, 1762.
• Placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology by Opinion 544 (1959: 121).

Synonymy

• Trichecidae J. E. Gray, 1821
• Trichisina J. E. Gray, 1837
• Trichechoidea Giebel, 1855
• Rosmaridae Gill, 1866
• Trichiphocinae J. A. Allen, 1870
• Thalattailurina Albrecht, 1879
• Trichophocacae J. A. Allen, 1880
• Odontobænidae Elliot, 1905
• Odobaeninae Orlov, 1931

References

Primary references

• Allen, J. A. 1880. History of North American pinnipeds: A monograph of the walruses, seal-lions, seabears and seals of North America. United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Miscellaneous Publication 12: VXI + 785 pp. BHL
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1959. Opinion 544. Validation under the Plenary Powers of the family-group names Muntiacinae Pocock, 1923, and Odobenidae (correction of Odobaenidae) Allen, 1880 (Class Mammalia) (Opinion supplementary to Opinions 460 and 467 respectively). pp. 119–128 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 20, part 11. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 448 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Odobenidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Odobenidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

български: Моржови
čeština: Mrožovití
dansk: Hvalros
Deutsch: Walross
Ελληνικά: Θαλάσσιος Ίππος, Οδόβαινος
English: Walrus
Esperanto: Rosmaro
español: Morsa
suomi: Mursu
français: Morse
magyar: Rozmárfélék
italiano: Tricheco
日本語: セイウチ科
lietuvių: Vėplys
македонски: Моржови
Nederlands: Walrus
norsk: Hvalross
polski: Mors (ssak)
português: Morsa
русский: Морж
svenska: Valross
Türkçe: Morslar
українська: Моржові
ייִדיש: ים־פֿערד
中文: 海象科

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