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GENUS Odobenus
Author: | Brisson, 1762. | Citation: | Regne Anim., 2nd ed.: 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, 1955a, 1957e, 1998). Placed in Subfamily Odobeninae, Family Phocidae by McKenna and Bell (1997). Placed in separate family by Rice (1998). |
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| Offspring: SPECIES rosmarus SUBSPECIES rosmarus SUBSPECIES divergens SUBSPECIES laptevi | Synonyms:
Hodobaenus Sundevall, 1860 Odobaenus Fee, 1830 Odontobaenus Steenstrup, 1860 Rosmarus Brünnich, 1772 Trichechus Linnaeus, 1766 Trichecus F. G. Cuvier, 1829
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