A family represented today by a single living species, the walrus, a large marine carnivore of Arctic waters distinguished by prominent tusks (enlarged canine teeth) used for hauling out onto ice and, in disputed contexts, for foraging and display.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Aivukus (Wikipedia)
Source Archaeodobenus (Wikipedia)
Source Dusignathus (Wikipedia)
Source Dusignathus (Wikipedia)
Source Gomphotaria (Wikipedia)
Source Imagotaria (Wikipedia)
Source Kamtschatarctos (Wikipedia)
Source Nanodobenus (Wikipedia)
Source Neotherium (Wikipedia)
Source Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida, 1989, accepted fossil walrus species (Global Biodiversity Information Facility backbone record)
Source Ontocetus (Wikipedia)
Source Ontocetus (Wikipedia)
Source Osodobenus (Wikipedia)
Source Pelagiarctos (Wikipedia)
Source Pliopedia (Wikipedia)
Source Pontolis (Wikipedia)
Source Pontolis (Wikipedia)
Source Pontolis (Wikipedia)
Source Proneotherium (Wikipedia)
Source Odobenidae (Wikipedia)
Source Prototaria (Wikipedia)
Source Prototaria (Wikipedia)
Source Odobenidae (Wikipedia)
Source Titanotaria (Wikipedia)
Source Valenictus (Wikipedia)
Source Valenictus (Wikipedia)
Source Valenictus (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2292156, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life- Taxonomic Rank: Family
- Scientific Name: Odobenidae
- Member Species/Taxa Count: 1
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Odobenidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Odobenidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Odobenidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Odobenidae
Wikidata Q2292156, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Archaeodobenus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Archaeodobenus akamatsui, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Archaeodobenus akamatsui, Lead
It belonged to the Odobenidae family
Prototaria (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Prototaria primigena, Lead
It belonged to the family Odobenidae
Parent Taxon Of: Prototaria planicephala, Lead
It belonged to the family Odobenidae
View the SourceProneotherium (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Proneotherium repenningi, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Proneotherium repenningi, Lead
It belonged to the family Odobenidae
Nanodobenus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Nanodobenus arandai, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Nanodobenus arandai, Lead
It belonged to the family Odobenidae
Neotherium (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Neotherium mirum, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Neotherium mirum, Lead
Neotherium mirum is an extinct species of basal walrus.
Imagotaria (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Imagotaria downsi, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Imagotaria downsi, Lead
Imagotaria is an extinct monotypic genus of walrus
Kamtschatarctos (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae, Lead
It belonged to the family Odobenidae
Pelagiarctos (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pelagiarctos thomasi, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pelagiarctos thomasi, Lead
it is now usually considered to be a basal Odobenidae
Titanotaria (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Titanotaria orangensis, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Titanotaria orangensis, Lead
Titanotaria is a genus of late, basal walrus from the Miocene of Orange County, California.
Odobenidae (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pseudotaria muramotoi, Taxonomy
†Pseudotaria
Parent Taxon Of: Protodobenus japonicus, Taxonomy
†Protodobenus
View the SourcePontolis (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pontolis magnus, Lead
Pontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.
Parent Taxon Of: Pontolis barroni, Lead
Pontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.
Parent Taxon Of: Pontolis kohnoi, Lead
Pontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.
View the SourcePliopedia (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pliopedia pacifica, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pliopedia pacifica, Lead
Pliopedia pacifica is an extinct species of walrus
Aivukus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Aivukus cedrosensis, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Aivukus cedrosensis, Lead
Aivukus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene.
Ontocetus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ontocetus emmonsi, Lead
Ontocetus is an extinct genus of walrus, an aquatic carnivoran of the family Odobenidae
Parent Taxon Of: Ontocetus posti, Lead
Ontocetus is an extinct genus of walrus, an aquatic carnivoran of the family Odobenidae
View the SourceValenictus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Valenictus chulavistensis, Lead
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
Parent Taxon Of: Valenictus sheperdi, Lead
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
Parent Taxon Of: Valenictus imperialensis, Lead
Valenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.
View the SourceDusignathus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Dusignathus seftoni, Lead
Dusignathus is an extinct genus of walrus belonging to the family Odobenidae.
Parent Taxon Of: Dusignathus santacruzensis, Lead
Dusignathus is an extinct genus of walrus belonging to the family Odobenidae.
View the SourceGomphotaria (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gomphotaria pugnax, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Gomphotaria pugnax, Lead
Gomphotaria is a genus of very large shellfish-eating dusignathine walrus found along the coast of what is now California, during the late Miocene.
Osodobenus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Osodobenus eodon, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Osodobenus eodon, Lead
Osodobenus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene to Pliocene of California.
Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida, 1989, accepted fossil walrus species (Global Biodiversity Information Facility backbone record)
Parent Taxon Of: Odobenus mandanoensis, Record, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Odobenus mandanoensis, Record, family
Odobenus mandanoensis Tomida, 1989
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