Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Odobenus Brisson 1762 Odobenus Brisson 1762 , Regn. Anim., 2nd ed.: 30 . Type Species: Odobenus odobenus Brisson 1762 Synonyms: Hodobaenus Sundevall 1860 ; Odobaenus Fee 1830 ; Odontobaenus Steenstrup 1860 ; Rosmarus Brünnich 1772 ; Trichecus F. G. Cuvier 1829 . Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies: Species Odobenus rosmarus ( Linnaeus 1758 ) Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. divergens Illiger 1815 Subspecies Odobenus rosmarus subsp. laptevi Chapskii 1940 Discussion: Although the names in Brisson (1762) are invalid, Odobenus has been retained ( International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1955 a , 1957 e , 1998 ). Placed in Subfamily Odobeninae , Family Phocidae by McKenna and Bell (1997) . Placed in separate family by Rice (1998) .