Opinions from A. Berta et al. 2018
- 'Acrophoca belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Acrophoca longirostris belongs to Acrophoca'
- 'Afrophoca belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Afrophoca libyca belongs to Afrophoca'
- 'Aivukus belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Aivukus cedrosensis belongs to Aivukus'
- 'Allodesmus kernensis belongs to Allodesmus'
- 'Allodesmus naorai belongs to Allodesmus'
- 'Allodesmus packardi belongs to Allodesmus'
- 'Allodesmus sadoensis belongs to Allodesmus'
- 'Archaeodobenus belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Archaeodobenus akamatsui belongs to Archaeodobenus'
- 'Arctocephalus belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Arctocephalus (Hydrarctos) lomasiensis is recombined as Hydrarctos lomasiensis'
- 'Arctocephalus forsteri belongs to Arctocephalus'
- 'Arctocephalus galapagoensis belongs to Arctocephalus'
- 'Arctocephalus gazella belongs to Arctocephalus'
- 'Arctocephalus hookeri is recombined as Phocarctos hookeri'
- 'Arctocephalus townsendi belongs to Arctocephalus'
- 'Atopotarus courseni belongs to Atopotarus'
- 'Australophoca belongs to Monachini'
- 'Callophoca belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Callophoca obscura belongs to Callophoca'
- 'Callorhinus belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Callorhinus gilmorei belongs to Callorhinus'
- 'Cystophora belongs to Cystophorini'
- 'Cystophorini was reranked as a tribe and belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Desmatophoca brachycephala belongs to Desmatophoca'
- 'Desmatophoca oregonensis belongs to Desmatophoca'
- 'Devinophoca belongs to Devinophocinae'
- 'Devinophocinae belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Dusignathinae belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Dusignathus belongs to Dusignathinae'
- 'Dusignathus santacruzensis belongs to Dusignathus'
- 'Dusignathus seftoni belongs to Dusignathus'
- 'Enaliarctos barnesi belongs to Enaliarctos'
- 'Enaliarctos emlongi belongs to Enaliarctos'
- 'Enaliarctos mealsi belongs to Enaliarctos'
- 'Enaliarctos mitchelli belongs to Enaliarctos'
- 'Enaliarctos tedfordi belongs to Enaliarctos'
- 'Eotaria belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Eotaria citrica belongs to Eotaria'
- 'Eotaria crypta belongs to Eotaria'
- 'Erignathini belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Erignathus belongs to Erignathini'
- 'Eumetopias belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Eumetopias sinanoensis is recombined as Allodesmus sinanoensis'
- 'Gomphotaria belongs to Dusignathinae'
- 'Gomphotaria pugnax belongs to Gomphotaria'
- 'Gypsophoca tropicalis is recombined as Arctocephalus tropicalis'
- 'Hadrokirus belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Hadrokirus martini belongs to Hadrokirus'
- 'Halichoerus belongs to Phocini'
- 'Histriophoca belongs to Phocini'
- 'Homiphoca belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Hydrarctos belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Hydrurga belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Imagotaria belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Imagotaria downsi belongs to Imagotaria'
- 'Kamtschatarctos belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae belongs to Kamtschatarctos'
- 'Kawas belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Kawas benegasorum belongs to Kawas'
- 'Leptonychotes belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Leptophoca belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Lobodon belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Lobodontini belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Mirounga belongs to Miroungini'
- 'Mirounga angustirostris belongs to Mirounga'
- 'Miroungini belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Monachinae belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Monachini belongs to Monachinae'
- 'Monachus belongs to Monachini'
- 'Neomonachus belongs to Monachini'
- 'Neophoca belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Neophoca palatina belongs to Neophoca'
- 'Neotherium belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Neotherium mirum belongs to Neotherium'
- 'Odobeninae belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Odobenus belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Odobenus mandanoensis belongs to Odobenus'
- 'Ommatophoca belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Ommatophoca rossii belongs to Ommatophoca'
- 'Ontocetus belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Ontocetus emmonsi belongs to Ontocetus'
- 'Otaria belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii is recombined as Arctocephalus philippii'
- 'Otaria byronia belongs to Otaria'
- 'Otaria californiana is recombined as Zalophus californianus'
- 'Otaria cinerea is recombined as Neophoca cinerea'
- 'Otaria japonica is recombined as Zalophus japonicus'
- 'Otaria weddellii is recombined as Leptonychotes weddellii'
- 'Pachyphoca belongs to Cystophorini'
- 'Pacificotaria hadromma belongs to Pacificotaria'
- 'Pagophilus belongs to Phocini'
- 'Pelagiarctos belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Phoca belongs to Phocini'
- 'Phoca australis is recombined as Arctocephalus australis'
- 'Phoca barbata is recombined as Erignathus barbatus'
- 'Phoca carcinophaga is recombined as Lobodon carcinophaga'
- 'Phoca caspica is recombined as Pusa caspica'
- 'Phoca cristata is recombined as Cystophora cristata'
- 'Phoca fasciata is recombined as Histriophoca fasciata'
- 'Phoca groenlandica is recombined as Pagophilus groenlandicus'
- 'Phoca grypus is recombined as Halichoerus grypus'
- 'Phoca hispida is recombined as Pusa hispida'
- 'Phoca jubata is recombined as Eumetopias jubatus'
- 'Phoca largha belongs to Phoca'
- 'Phoca leonina is recombined as Mirounga leonina'
- 'Phoca leptonyx is recombined as Hydrurga leptonyx'
- 'Phoca monachus is recombined as Monachus monachus'
- 'Phoca pusilla is recombined as Arctocephalus pusillus'
- 'Phoca rosmarus is recombined as Odobenus rosmarus'
- 'Phoca schauinslandi is recombined as Neomonachus schauinslandi'
- 'Phoca tropicalis is recombined as Neomonachus tropicalis'
- 'Phoca ursina is recombined as Callorhinus ursinus'
- 'Phoca vitulina belongs to Phoca'
- 'Phoca vitulina sibirica is recombined as Pusa sibirica'
- 'Phocarctos belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Phocinae belongs to Phocidae'
- 'Phocini belongs to Phocinae'
- 'Pinnarctidion bishopi belongs to Pinnarctidion'
- 'Pinnarctidion rayi belongs to Pinnarctidion'
- 'Piscophoca belongs to Lobodontini'
- 'Piscophoca pacifica belongs to Piscophoca'
- 'Pithanotaria belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Pithanotaria starri belongs to Pithanotaria'
- 'Pliopedia belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Pliopedia pacifica belongs to Pliopedia'
- 'Pliophoca belongs to Monachini'
- 'Pliophoca etrusca belongs to Pliophoca'
- 'Pontoleon magnus is recombined as Pontolis magnus'
- 'Pontolis belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Prionodelphis capensis is recombined as Homiphoca capensis'
- 'Proneotherium belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Proneotherium repenningi belongs to Proneotherium'
- 'Prophoca proxima is recombined as Leptophoca proxima'
- 'Proterozetes belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Proterozetes ulysses belongs to Proterozetes'
- 'Protodobenus belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Protodobenus japonicus belongs to Protodobenus'
- 'Prototaria belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Prototaria planicephala belongs to Prototaria'
- 'Prototaria primigena belongs to Prototaria'
- 'Pseudotaria belongs to Odobenidae'
- 'Pseudotaria muramotoi belongs to Pseudotaria'
- 'Pteronarctos goedertae belongs to Pteronarctos'
- 'Pusa belongs to Phocini'
- 'Thalassoleon belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Thalassoleon inouei belongs to Thalassoleon'
- 'Thalassoleon macnallyae belongs to Thalassoleon'
- 'Thalassoleon mexicanus belongs to Thalassoleon'
- 'Valenictus belongs to Odobeninae'
- 'Valenictus chulavistensis belongs to Valenictus'
- 'Valenictus imperialensis belongs to Valenictus'
- 'Zalophus belongs to Otariidae'
- 'Zalophus wollebaeki belongs to Zalophus'