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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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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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