Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Parent taxon: Otariidae according to L. G. Barnes 2008

Sister taxa: Arctocephalinae, Arctocephalus, Callorhinus, Eumetopias, Eumetopiina, Hydrarctos, Neophoca, Oriensarctos, Otaria, Otariini, Phocarctos, Pithanotaria, Thalassoleon, Zalophina, Zalophus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious piscivore