Odobenus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Odobenidae
Genus: Odobenus
Species (1 + †1): †O. mandanoensis – O. rosmarus
Name
[edit]Odobenus Brisson, 1762: 30 [conserved name]
- Type species: Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758, by designation under the Plenary Powers (1957: 79).
- Gender: masculine.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 467 (1957: 79).
Synonymy
[edit]- Rosmarus Brünnich, 1771: 34
- Type species: Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Palmer (1904: 612).
- Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 467 (1957: 79).
- Odobaenus Fée, 1830: 59 [unjustified emendation of Odobenus Brisson, 1762 fide Opinion 544 (1959: 121)]
- Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 544 (1959: 121).
- Odontobaenus Steenstrup in Sundevall, 1860: 441 [unjustified replacement name for Odobenus Brisson, 1762]
- Hodobaenus Sundevall, 1860: 442 [unjustified emendation of Odobenus Brisson, 1762]
- Udobaenus Sundevall, 1860: 442 [unjustified emendation of Odobenus Brisson, 1762]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Brisson, M.J. 1762. Regnum animale in classes IX. Distributum, Sive, Synopsis Methodica, Sistens generalem Animalium distributionem in Classes IX, & duarum primarum Classium, Quadrupedum scilicet & Cetaceorum, particularem divisionem in Ordines, Sectiones, Genera & Species. Cum brevi cujusque Speciei Descriptione, Cicationibus Auctorum de iis tractantium, Nominibus eis ab ipsis & Nationibus impositis, Nominibusque vulgaribus. Theodorum Haak: Lugduni Batavorum. 7 + 296 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Brünnich, M.T. 1772. Zoologiae fundamenta praelectionibus academicis accommodata. Frider, Christ. Pelt: Hafniae et Lipsiae. 254 pp. BHL
- Sundevall, C.J. 1860. Om Walrossen. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar 16: 441–447. BHL
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1957. Opinion 467. Validation under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Odobenus Brisson, 1762, as the generic name for the Walrus (class Mammalia). pp. 73–88 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 16, part 6. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 528 pp. BHL Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1959. Opinion 544. Validation under the Plenary Powers of the family-group names Muntiacinae Pocock, 1923, and Odobenidae (correction of Odobaenidae) Allen, 1880 (Class Mammalia) (Opinion supplementary to Opinions 460 and 467 respectively). pp. 119–128 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 20, part 11. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 448 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Tomida, Y. 1989. A new walrus (Carnivora, Odobenidae) from the middle Pleistocene of the Boso Peninsula, Japan, and its implication on odobenid paleobiology. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series C (Geology & Paleontology) 15(3): 109–119. PDF
Links
[edit]- Odobenus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Odobenus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Walrus
日本語: セイウチ属
македонски: Морж
polski: Mors
ייִדיש: וואלראס
中文: 海象
日本語: セイウチ属
македонски: Морж
polski: Mors
ייִדיש: וואלראס
中文: 海象
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