Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Family Phocidae Gray, 1821 - true seals Genus Ommatophoca Gray, 1844 [monotypic] - Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844 - Ross seal