Odobenus Brisson, 1762 . Regne Anim., 2nd ed., p. 30.

TYPE SPECIES: Odobenus odobenus Brisson, 1762 (= Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758).

COMMENTS: Although the names in Brisson (1762) are invalid, Odobenus has been retained (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1957e).