Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811 see Parvorder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811 Family Odobenidae Allen, 1880 Family Phocidae Gray, 1821 - true seals