BeRMS taxon details
Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
137077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137077)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors
BeRMS (2021). Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137077 on 2025-11-08
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137077 on 2025-11-08
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | hvalros | [details] |
| Dutch | walrus | [details] |
| English | walrus | [details] |
| German | Walross | [details] |
| Italian | tricheco | [details] |
| Lithuanian | vėplys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Θαλάσσιος ίππος | [details] |
| Norwegian | hvalross | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hvalross | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kvalross | [details] |
| Polish | mors | [details] |
| Russian | морж | [details] |
| Slovenian | mrož | [details] |
| Spanish | morsa | [details] |
| Swedish | valross | [details] |
| Turkish | mors aygırıdeniz aygırı morsdeniz aygırı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | МоржКанада Морж | [details] |
| Welsh | morlo ysgithrog | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Odobenus rosmarus)
To GenBank (389 nucleotides; 315 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Odobenus rosmarus)
To GenBank (389 nucleotides; 315 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
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