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'