Odobenus Brisson 1762

Odobenus Brisson 1762, Regn. Anim., 2nd ed.: 30.

Type Species: Odobenus odobenus Brisson 1762

Synonyms: Hodobaenus Sundevall 1860; Odobaenus Fee 1830; Odontobaenus Steenstrup 1860; Rosmarus Brünnich 1772; Trichecus F. G. Cuvier 1829 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. rosmarus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. divergens Illiger 1815

Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. laptevi Chapskii 1940

Discussion: Although the names in Brisson (1762) are invalid, Odobenus has been retained (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1955 a, 1957 e, 1998). Placed in Subfamily Odobeninae, Family Phocidae by McKenna and Bell (1997). Placed in separate family by Rice (1998).