Family Odobenidae Allen 1880 (walrus)
Alternative spelling: Odobaenidae
Full reference: J. A. Allen. 1880. History of North American Pinnipeds. US Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Miscellaneous Publications 12:1-785
Parent taxon: Otarioidea according to T. L. Fulton and C. Strobeck 2010
Sister taxa: Desmatophocidae, Imagotariinae, Otariidae
Subtaxa: Dusignathinae, Imagotaria, Kamtschatarctos, Neotherium, Odobeninae, Pelagiarctos, Proneotherium, Prototaria, Pseudotaria