Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1825. An outline of an attempt at the disposition of Mammalia into Tribes and Families, with a list of genera apparently appertaining to each Tribe. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:337-344
Parent taxon: Otariidae according to L. G. Barnes 2008
See also Barnes 1979, Barnes 1989, Berta 2002, Berta and Deméré 1986, Kohno 1992, McKenna and Bell 1997, Mitchell 1968, Muizon 1978, Repenning and Tedford 1977, Rice 1998, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963 and Vidal 1991
Sister taxa: Arctocephalinae, Arctocephalus, Callorhinae, Callorhinina, Callorhinus, Eotaria, Eumetopias, Eumetopiina, Hydrarctos, Neophoca, Oriensarctos, Otaria, Otaria oudriana, Phocarctos, Pithanotaria, Proterozetes, Thalassoleon, Zalophina, Zalophus
Subtaxa: Otariini
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence