Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                   Suborder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811 see Parvorder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811
                     Superfamily Otarioidea Gray, 1825
                       Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions
                         1 Subfamily †Desmatophocinae (Mitchell, 1966)
                         2 Subfamily †Allodesminae Kellogg, 1931 see Tribe Desmatophocini Hay, 1930
                         3 Subfamily Otariinae Gray, 1825