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Taxon: Species Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) - walrus (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 38.
Original rank
Subsequent generic combination
Original spelling

Types

Type, by designation under the plenary power, ofOdobenus (Genus) Brisson, 1762 Ref: F. Hemming (ed.), 1957: Ruling (1) (p. [75]). [implicit]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Combinations

BasionymPhoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namewalrus

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namewalrus Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 2005: 594.
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