Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Carnivora

Original position

Questionably Otarioidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1825

Current position

Otarioidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1825

Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 635; Paterson et al., 2020: fig. 2.

Alternative positions

Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 59.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 376.
Pinnipedia (Infraorder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445.
Pinnipedia (Parvorder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27).

Historical positions

Pinnipedia (Parvorder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27).
Pinnipedia (Infraorder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 59.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 2005: 594.
Pinnipedia (Infraorder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 402.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 376.
Pinnipedia (Suborder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: 2000
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: 1995
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 1993: 325; 6.
Pinnipedia (Order) Illiger, 1811	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 116.
Otarioidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1825	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 635.
Otarioidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1825	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1g;1s;3ss; †17g;6s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 20 Feb 2022	[1g;1s;3ss; †17g]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 59	1g;1s
2005	W.C. Wozencraft: 595	[1g;1s;3ss]
1993	W.C. Wozencraft	1g;1s
1993	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 6	1g;1s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[1g];1s