Opinions from L. G. Barnes 1989

  • 'Aivukus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Alachtherium belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Allodesmidae was reranked as the family Allodesminae and belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Allodesmus belongs to Allodesminae'
  • 'Allodesmus kelloggi is a subjective synonym of Allodesmus kernensis'
  • 'Allodesmus kernensis belongs to Allodesmus'
  • 'Allodesmus packardi belongs to Allodesmus'
  • 'Arctocephalus belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos) lomasiensis belongs to Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos)' according to C. Muizon 1978
  • 'Arctoidea belongs to Carnivora'
  • 'Atopotarus is a subjective synonym of Allodesmus'
  • 'Atopotarus courseni is recombined as Allodesmus courseni'
  • 'Callorhinus belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Callorhinus gilmorei belongs to Callorhinus'
  • 'Carnivora belongs to Mammalia'
  • 'Castorocauda belongs to Kamtschararctinae' according to I. Dubrovo 1981
  • 'Desmatophoca belongs to Desmatophocinae'
  • 'Desmatophoca brachycephala belongs to Desmatophoca'
  • 'Desmatophoca oregonensis belongs to Desmatophoca'
  • 'Desmatophocinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Dusignathinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Dusignathus belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Dusignathus santacruzensis belongs to Dusignathus'
  • 'Enaliarctinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Enaliarctos belongs to Enaliarctinae'
  • 'Enaliarctos mealsi belongs to Enaliarctos'
  • 'Enaliarctos mitchelli belongs to Enaliarctos'
  • 'Eumetopias belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Imagotaria belongs to Imagotariinae'
  • 'Imagotariinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Kamtschararctinae is a subjective synonym of Imagotariinae'
  • 'Kamtschatarctinae is a subjective synonym of Imagotariinae'
  • 'Neophoca belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Neotherium belongs to Imagotariinae'
  • 'Odobeninae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Odobenus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Oriensarctos belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Otaria belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Otariina was reranked as the family Otariidae and belongs to Ursida'
  • 'Otariinae belongs to Otariidae'
  • 'Pelagiarctos belongs to Imagotariinae'
  • 'Pelagiarctos thomasi belongs to Pelagiarctos'
  • 'Phocarctos belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Pinnarctidion belongs to Enaliarctinae'
  • 'Pithanotaria belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Pithanotaria starri belongs to Pithanotaria'
  • 'Pliopedia belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Pontolis belongs to Imagotariinae'
  • 'Prorosmarus belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Prototaria is a subjective synonym of Neotherium'
  • 'Prototaria primigena is recombined as Neotherium primigenum'
  • 'Pteronarctos belongs to Enaliarctinae'
  • 'Pteronarctos goedertae belongs to Pteronarctos'
  • 'Thalassoleon belongs to Otariinae'
  • 'Thalassoleon macnallyae belongs to Thalassoleon' according to C. Repenning and R. Tedford 1977
  • 'Thalassoleon mexicanus belongs to Thalassoleon'
  • 'Trichecodon belongs to Odobeninae'
  • 'Trichecodon huxleyi belongs to Trichecodon'
  • 'Trichecodon koninckii belongs to Trichecodon' according to Van Beneden 1877
  • 'Ursida belongs to Arctoidea'
  • 'Valenictus [misspelled as Valenictis] belongs to Dusignathinae'
  • 'Valenictus imperialensis belongs to Valenictus'
  • 'Zalophus belongs to Otariinae'