Odobenus rosmarus
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Churchill, Morgan
creator: Berta, Annalisa
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: WoRMS (2026). Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137077 on 2026-08-01
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2018-11-08T11:59:54Z
replaces: 1308037
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
class: Mammalia
family: Odobenidae
genus: Odobenus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in year: 1758
order: Carnivora
parent name usage ID: 137005
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Linnaeus, 1758)
specific epithet: rosmarus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted