Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
       Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
         Superorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
           Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
             Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
               Infraorder Arctoidea Flower, 1869
                 Parvorder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811
                   1 Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions
                   2 Family Odobenidae Allen, 1880
                   3 Family Phocidae Gray, 1821 - true seals