Odobenidae

Odobenus rosmarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Otarioidea‎

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Cladus: Pan-Pinnipedia Cladus: Pinnipedimorpha Cladus: Pinnipediformes Cladus: Pinnipedia Superfamilia: Otarioidea

Familia: Odobenidae
Genera (1 + †16): Odobenus – †Aivukus – †Archaeodobenus – †Dusignathus – †Gomphotaria – †Imagotaria – †Kamtschatarctos – †Neotherium – †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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