Opinions from E. D. Mitchell 1968

  • 'Alachtherium belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Allodesmidae was reranked as the family Allodesminae and belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Allodesmus belongs to Allodesminae'
  • 'Arctocephalina is corrected as Arctocephalini and belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Arctocephalus belongs to Arctocephalini'
  • 'Atopotarus belongs to Allodesminae'
  • 'Callorhinus belongs to Arctocephalini'
  • 'Desmatophoca belongs to Desmatophocinae'
  • 'Desmatophocinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Dusignathinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Eumetopias belongs to Otariini'
  • 'Eumetopias kishidai is a subjective synonym of Eumetopias californianus'
  • 'Eumetopias sinanoensis is a subjective synonym of Allodesmus kernensis'
  • 'Eumetopias watasei belongs to Eumetopias' according to Matsumoto 1925
  • 'Eumetopias watasei is recombined as Oriensarctos watasei'
  • 'Imagotaria belongs to Imagotariinae'
  • 'Imagotaria downsi belongs to Imagotaria'
  • 'Imagotariinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Neophoca belongs to Otariini'
  • 'Odobeninae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Odobenus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Oriensarctos belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Otaria belongs to Otariini'
  • 'Otariinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Otariini belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Phocarctos belongs to Otariini'
  • 'Pithanotaria belongs to Arctocephalini'
  • 'Pliopedia belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Pliopedia pacifica belongs to Pliopedia'
  • 'Pontoleon magnus is recombined as Pontolis magnus'
  • 'Pontolis belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Prorosmarus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Trichecodon belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Zalophus belongs to Otariini'